Palaiochora Παλαιόχωρα
Photograph of Palaiochora
Location
Coordinates	35°15′N 23°45′E / 35.25, 23.75Coordinates: 35°15′N 23°45′E / 35.25, 23.75
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	1 - 20 m (3 - 66 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Crete
Prefecture:	Chania
Districts:	Municipality of Pelekanos
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
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Codes
Postal:	731 00
Area:	28230
Auto:	ΧΝ

Palaiochora (Greek: Παλαιόχωρα or Παλιόχωρα) is a small town in Chania prefecture. The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Chania prefecture is one of the four prefectures of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island Paleochora is located 77 km south of Chania, at the southwest coastline of Crete and it’s built on a small peninsula of 400m width and 700m length. Chaniá ( Greek: Χανιά xaˈɲa also transliterated Hania and Khania, older form Chanea and Venetian: Canea Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the The Libyan Sea wets its coasts of 11km length. It is the capital town of the municipality of Pelekanos, in the province of Selino and its population is 2. Pelekanos ( Greek: Δήμος Πελεκάνου) is a municipality in Chania Prefecture on the island of Crete, Greece. Selino is a province and historical region of Crete. It is located in the remote southwestern corner of the island in Chania Prefecture. 213 (2001 census source).

Palaiochora’s economy is based in tourism and in agriculture (mainly tomatoes cultivated in glass-houses and also the production of olive-oil). It is a relaxing holiday place since early 70’s, when it was a famous hippies’ center. Nowadays Paleochora is one of the fastest growing tourist towns Crete. Paleochora has crystal clear waters, well-organized beaches and beautiful isolated little anchorages. Visitors can find many hotels, restaurants, taverns, cafes, bars and nightclubs. Palaiochora has all the facilities such as bank branches, a post office, central telephone office, health centre, doctor offices, dentists, pharmacies, police station, coast guard and customs office and many kind of stores. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. There are ferry boats, connecting Paleochora with Sougia, Agia Roumeli, Loutro, Chora Sfakion and Gavdos. Sougia (Greek Σούγια) is a village in Chania Prefecture on the island of Crete, Greece. Agia Roumeli is a small village in southwest Crete, Greece and is popular with tourists Loutro lies on the south coast of Chania Prefecture in west Crete, between Chora Sfakion and Agia Roumeli, the exit to the Samaria Gorge Hóra Sfakíon (Χώρα Σφακίων or Sfakia is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece. Gavdos or Gávdhos ( Greek: Γαύδος) is the southernmost Greek island, located to the south of its much bigger neighbour Crete Paleochora is built on the ruins of the ancient city of Kalamydi. Kalamydi is an ancient dorian city in north-west Crete. It's located near Paleochora in Chania prefecture, near the estuary of Kakodikianos river There are also many Byzantine churches in the area.

History

In 1278, the Venetian general Marinos Gradengos built a fort, called Selino - Kasteli. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the The fort gave its name to the whole province, which then renamed from "Orina" to "Selino". The fort was destroyed in 1332 and it was rebuilt in 1334. Under the fort, Venetians founded a new settlement for workers and merchants, that took the name Vourgos. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the The pirate Hayreddin Barbarossa destroyed the fort in 1539, but later in 1595 Dolf revamped it. Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha ( Turkish: Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa or Hızır Hayreddin Paşa; also Hızır Reis before being promoted to the In 1645, the Turks conquered the town and modified the fort to suit their needs. In 1834 an English traveler named Robert Pashley found the fort completely destroyed and the whole area without any inhabitants and with only a granary and one or two small buildings left. Robert Pashley ( 4 September 1805 - 29 May 1859) was a 19th century British traveller and economist In 1866 begun the recolonization of the place known today as Paleochora. During the Battle of Crete during World War II, the town was the scene of fighting between motorcycle-riding troops of the German 95th Reconnaissance Battalion and the Eighth Greek Regiment (Provisional) with elements of the Cretan Gendarmerie. The Battle of Crete ( German Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek Μάχη της Κρήτης) was a battle during World War II World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

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