This suburb to the west of the city of Chania is a large holiday resort with plenty of luxurious hotels, beach bars, clubs, restaurants, tavernas and a long sandy beach offering all kinds of facilities and  summer activities (umbrellas, armchairs, showers, lifeguards, water sports such as jet-ski, water-ski, canoes, etc).

From the beach of Agia Marina, one has a view of the Thodorou island, which is not inhabited and has been turned into a natural park for the protected wild goats.

At summer nights Agia Marina is one of the favourite entertainment sites for locals and tourists and for all kinds of ages.

West from Agia Marina there is the town of Platanias, a well-known holiday resort as well. Both resorts are connected to the city of Chania via the coastline road. Access to the highway exists at Platanias, leading to the other big cities of Crete eastwards, or to Kissamos westwards.

Το δυτικό προάστιο των Χανίων είναι γνωστό για τα πολλά μικρά όμορφα ξενοδοχεία του, καθώς και για τις ταβέρνες και τις αμμώδεις παραλίες του.