Palaiochora () is a small town in Chania regional unit, Greece. It is located 70 km south of Chania, on the southwest coast of Crete and occupies a small peninsula 400 m wide and 700 m long. The town is set along 11 km of coastline bordering the Libyan Sea. It is the seat of the municipality of Kantanos–Selino and its population was 2,181 in the 2021 census. On June 27, 2007 Palaiochora recorded an astonishing minimum temperature of 35.8 °C. Furthermore on the night between 25 and 26 of June 2007 the temperature did not drop below 38.0 °C.

References

  • Current weather conditions
  • paleochora.com
  • The Paleochora Site - Walks, Weather, Recipes, Botany, History of Paleochora
  • Private page featuring many anecdotes and photos involving Paleochora
  • Site dedicated to palaiochora with many webcams, virtual tour and other villages around palaiochora