Loutro

Chora Sfakia is 72.4 kilometers from Chania. (Approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes)

Unless you come by private boat or yacht you will take the 20 minute ferry ride from Chora Sfakia, there are about 4 ferries a day in the summer months. Some of the rooms to let and small hotels will pick you up if you arrive outside ferry schedule hours.

If you arrive at Chora Sfakia at night, stay there and take the ferry in the morning - far better. You can hire a water taxi if you wish to spend 12 to 14 times the amount.

Hikers may walk along the path, which has a few precipitous moments but is generally of medium effort to the practiced; it takes 1 and a half to 2 hours.

Here you can find the ferry schedules!

Loutro village was named after the baths (Loutro or Loutra) found in the area, and from which water was directed to nearby Anopoli Village.

Loutro served as the port of ancient Anopoli. Later it became the winter time port of the town of Sfakia, due to the fact that the enclosed bay and the small island at its entrance create a natural harbor where ships can be safe even in very bad weather conditions.

Mountains rear straight up from the sea deep wooded gorges, ravines and valleys, stand proud and act as a magnet to the eye and the imagination. The Sfakia region has been the site of heroic deeds, ancient civilizations, and constant intrigue for thousands of years, and the home of brave tough people, made so by their labors on the land and their experiences.

Loutro is a place to let days flow by as they will. When you meet people who's poetic utterances appeal - converse, when striding rocky paths is the urge - proceed, when the water beckons - shout back / get in; eat and relax.

You shouldn't come here expecting entertainment - the reward is being in Loutro and listening to what your heart desires.