DISCOVER MALIA

Four districts constitute our Municipality: Malia, Stalis, Mohos and Krasi.

In Malia and Stalis there are hundreds of qualitative hotel lodgings, tourist enterprises, commercial shops, cafeterias and restaurants for you to satisfy your wishes and needs. In the central street of Malia there are banking shops available in order to facilitate your banking transactions. You can swim with safety in the clean seawaters of our sandy beaches and take part in a lot of sea sports. You can visit the old city of Malia and walk down the small graphic and paved with flagstones streets where you can see all white houses with courtyards and flowers.

You will meet hospitable people, historical churches, quiet traditional taverns with Cretan delicious food, cafeterias, bars and many shops for your purchases. The Minoan Palace of Malia, the third largest Minoan Palace in Crete, was first built about in 1900 BC. The King Sarpidon, who was the brother of Minoas, built it, reputedly. At the south side of the palace is the church of "Prophet Elias". This place is offered for charming sunsets and panoramic photos.

The fertile field of Malia produces a lot of agricultural products and the famous bananas. In your excursions you can visit through safe roads the mountainous villages of our Municipality, Mohos and Krasi. Otherwise, you can go up through the traditional pathways from Malia and Stalis smelling the perfume of the Cretan flora.

In the center of Mohos you can see the beautiful square with the major temple of "Evagelistria", restaurants and commercial shops are around the square as well. Under the shadow of old trees you can taste Cretan dishes, listen to the live Cretan music and walk in the village, looking at the stone made houses of Cretan architecture and the historical churches.

Moreover, Krasi is a small graphic mountainous village with beautiful green scenery. You can see there a very old plane - tree and the stone made fountains with cold water.