Plaka is a village located in the

Apokoronas Apokoronas () is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) in the Chania regional 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 Vry ...

region of the northwest coast of the island of

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. It is located in Chania regional unit. Plaka is two kilometres from

Almyrida Almyrida (, Latn, el, Almyrída, ) is a seaside resort village located in the municipality of Apokoronas on the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece. The village is approximately 20 kilometers from Chania, in the Chania regional unit ...

, a resort which it overlooks. Situated high up the hill there are views over the

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. Stèle à Michalis Papadakis "Plakianos" (Plaka, La Canée).jpg, Stele to Michalis Papadakis "Plakianos". Monument aux morts de Plaka (La Canée) - 2.jpg, War memorial.

References

Populated places in Chania (regional unit) Apokoronas {{Crete-geo-stub