Palaiochora: facts

At a glance

• Country: Greece
• Region: Crete
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 2,372
• Coordinates: 35.2313° N, 23.6819° E
• Time zone: Europe/Athens (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Athens: 306 km (190 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Chania International Airport (CHQ): 54 km (34 mi), straight line
• Kithira Airport (KIT): 131 km (81 mi), straight line
• Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER): 137 km (85 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zouridhiana: 26 km (16 mi)
• Kissamos: 29 km (18 mi)
• Zourva: 31 km (19 mi)
• Zounaki: 31 km (19 mi)
• Gerani: 36 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Irakleion, 133 km (83 mi)