Stavros (Greek: Σταυρός, Stavrós) is a village and beach in the Akrotiri district of the city of Chania, Crete, Greece and had a population of 543 (2021). It is part of the community Kounoupidiana. The beach was the location where in 1964 Michael Cacoyannis filmed the famous beach dancing scene in the movie Zorba the Greek with Anthony Quinn.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Chania | |
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Municipal unit of Akrotiri |
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Municipal unit of Chania | |
Municipal unit of Eleftherios Venizelos | |
Municipal unit of Keramia |
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Municipal unit of Nea Kydonia |
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Municipal unit of Souda | |
Municipal unit of Theriso |
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35°35′17″N 24°05′28″E / 35.588°N 24.091°E / 35.588; 24.091
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