Askifou is 52km south of Chania on the Chania - Chora Sfakion road. It is at 730 metres altitude, and has characteristic Turkish towers on a hill in the middle of the plateau. The Lefka Ori surround the plateau with the high peaks of Kastro on the west (2,218m), Tripali on the east (1,493m), and Agathes (1,511m) giving it the appearance of an amphitheatre.