Sougia (Greek: Σούγια) is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino). It is located on the south coast of the island, 70 km south of Chania. The community consists of the following villages (population in 2021):[1]
Sougia, pop. 95
Koustogerako, pop. 25
Livadas, pop. 3
Moni, pop. 8
Sougia is reached from Chania by car in 2 hours or by ferry boats from Palaiochora, Agia Roumeli, Loutro and Hora Sfakion. Although it is not one of the larger towns of the province of Selino, Sougia is interesting to the tourist, providing a beach, walkways, mountains and interesting remains of an ancient city and old Byzantine churches. Sougia has some tourist services, such as small hotels, rooms to rent and a few taverns, cafes and bars. Sougia was the ancient city of Syia, a harbour of Elyros. In the village church, an important basilica of the Byzantine era, was found a beautiful mosaic, now exposed in Chania's Archeological Museum. In 1943, during German occupation, Germans razed the villages Livadas, Moni and Koustogerako, by way of reprisal for local partisan actions. Legends also suggest that the Cyclops in Odysseus' adventure lived in Sougia.
Municipality officer: Nikolas Koltsidis
^ ab"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
Sougia (Greek: Σούγια) is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East...
office, and many types of stores. Ferry boats connect Palaiochora with Sougia, Agia Roumeli, Loutro, Chora Sfakion, and Gavdos. Local attractions include...
Hierocles (6th century), though now entirely uninhabited. It is located in Sougia village, 70 km south of Chania. Robert Pashley, visiting in the 19th century...
Askifou further to the east. There are other approaches from the west from Sougia and Paleochora leading to Omalos as well as approaches from northeast from...
available online. Ferries connect the port of Karave with those of Paleochora, Sougia, Agia Roumeli, Loutro and Hóra Sfakíon. There is a heliport in the northern...
historical capital is Kandanos, but its largest village is Palaiochora. Sougia is a small but growing resort. The region's name derives from the Venetian...
starts near the village of Agia Eirini and it ends near the village of Sougia, on the south coast. It is 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) long and 45–500 metres...
long nude beach; the southern end of the beach is used by clothed people. Sougia, the eastern part of the beach is for nude bathing. Vlychada beach on Santorini;...
Selino. The plateau has three approaches, from the west, from the Chania-Sougia road, from the north at Omalos and from the south where one descends through...
365 tsunami on the coasts of southwestern Crete (Greece) – Examples from Sougia and Palaiochora". Quaternary International. Integrated geophysical and (geo)archaeological...
Greek artist Peggy Zina, released in 1998 by BMG Greece. "M' Ena Pseftiko Sougia" (Μ' ένα ψέυτικο σουγιά; A false pocketknife) - 4:21 "Anevaines" (Ανέβαινες;...
George Kantanoleon (who came from the small village of Koustogerako north of Sougia), his son Petros, Francesco Molino (a Venetian noble from Chania), and Sophia...
Anevaines, which are part of the BMG Greece back catalogue. "M'Ena Pseftiko Sougia" - 4:21 "Anevaines" - 3:18 "Sinnefiasmeni Kyriaki" - 4:26 "Psihi Mou Moni"...
Akropoli 2002–03 Panos Kokkinopoulos for Ah kai na Xeres 2003–04 Giorgos Sougias, Christoforos Papakaliatis for Kleise ta Matia 2004–05 Kostas Koutsomytis...
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