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circular marble sinks in the bathrooms. The top-floor two-bedroom suite (€180) sleeps
up to seven. On the main road.
Eating
Taverna Stohos GREEK $
( www.stochos.gr ; Main Beach; mains €4.50-13; 8am-midnight; ) Locals swear by this
beachfront taverna with attached apartments (€45). Sit on the trellised terrace decorated
with gourds and anticipate heaping portions of succulent lamb, chicken or rabbit slow-
cooked in the kleftiko , a traditional Cretan stone oven.
Faros SEAFOOD $$$
( 28320 91346; Shopping St; mains €7-13, fish €30-55 per kg; lunch & dinner) This no-frills
family-run fish taverna is usually packed to the gills, and for good reason: the owner
himself drops his nets into the Med, so you know what's on the plate that night was still
swimming in the sea in the morning. Squid cooked in their own ink, lobster spaghetti and
fish soup are specialities.
Information
Cafe Zanzibar ( 28320 91142; www.kapi-crete.com ; free wifi, internet per 20min €1;
9am-1am; ) , on the main street down near the port, has internet terminals and free wi-fi.
The post office and ATMs are nearby. For web information try www.agia-galini.com .
Getting There & Away
Buses stop in front of Cafe Zanzibar on the main street down near the port. In peak sea-
son there are up to four buses daily to Iraklio (€8, two hours) and Rethymno (€6.20, 1½
hours), up to three to Phaestos (€2.10, 30 minutes) and two to Matala (€3.30, 45
minutes).
NORTHWEST CRETE
Crete's northwestern coastline is anchored by the preening port city of Hania, once a
jewel of a capital and full of arty boutique hotels, galleries and great eateries. Nearby, the
ethereal Balos lagoon and the sweeping beach at Falasarna beckon as urban antidotes.
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