Sellia, Chania
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Selia is a small village in Crete
Crete
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, Greece
Greece
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, in the municipality of Vamos
Vamos
Vamos is a small town and former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit...

, in the prefecture of Chania
Chania Prefecture
Chania is one of the four regional units of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island. Its capital is the city of Chania. Chania borders only one other regional unit: that of Rethymno to the east. The western part of Crete is bounded to the north by the Cretan Sea, and to the west...

. The village is located in between the towns of Vamos
Vamos
Vamos is a small town and former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit...

 and Georgioupolis on the Drapano Peninsula, close to the north coast of the island, in the Apokoronas
Apokoronas
Apokoronas is a municipality and a former province in Chania peripheral unit, north-west Crete, Greece. It is situated on the north coast of Crete, to the east of Chania itself. The seat of the municipality is the village Vryses.-Geography:...

 region. It has a winter population of 50 and a summer population of about 150. Selia is divided into Upper and Lower Selia. It is a very small, quiet rural village with many older homes and plenty of traditional Cretan charm plus views of the Cretan White Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
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. There is a cafenion (coffee house) but all services are available in nearby Vamos.
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