The archaeological site of Falassarna is situated 58 kilometers far from Chania and 17 kilometers far from Kastelli at the West, just where it is found the actual tourist resort.

Falassarna was an independent Doric city – state, that flourished mainly during the Classic and Hellenistic periods. It served as the port of the inland Polyrheneia.

The city was destroyed by the Romans; ruins of various periods are visible, as traces of cyclopean walls, a stone carved throne, which has been found at the nearby village of Koutri, and the ruins of a temple, possibly dedicated to Apollo or Artemis (Diana).