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The lagoon, located east of Balos Bay (Όρμος Μπάλος) between the Gramvousa Peninsula and the adjacent Cape Tigani (Ακρωτήρι Τηγάνι, meaning "pan") to the west, has a northern connection to the open sea at Gramvousa Bay (Όρμος Γραμβούσας), to which the lagoon technically belongs. The Cape Tigani Peninsula, approximately one kilometer long and 700 meters wide, rising to a height of 117 meters, is connected to the mainland at Balos only by a shallow, roughly 50-meter-wide isthmus. The lagoon extends east of this land bridge with an east-west extent of about 400 meters and approximately 600 meters south from the open sea.

Balos Bay lies on the western side of the now uninhabited Gramvousa peninsula. The peninsula, four kilometers wide in the south, stretches 12 kilometers north from the last settlement, Kaliviani, to Cape Vouxa, the northwesternmost point of Crete. At Balos, five kilometers southwest of Cape Vouxa, Gramvousa narrows to about one kilometer in width.

Kissamos, also known as Kastelli, is a historic city on the island of Crete, Greece. It was once the port of Polyrrinia in antiquity and flourished particularly during the Roman and Byzantine eras. The Romans valued its strategic location and built an aqueduct, roads, and temples. However, the city suffered considerable damage from earthquakes in 66 AD and 365 AD. During the Byzantine period, it became a bishopric, and numerous churches were built on the ruins of Roman temples. In 1252, the Venetians conquered the city, divided it into 90 cavalry, and constructed the city walls of Kastelli, along with an urban plan. The Turkish occupation brought difficult times, with the city changing hands several times until Crete was finally liberated. Kissamos was last besieged in 1897, suffered bombing and looting during World War II, but after the war it became a popular tourist destination known for its natural beauty.

Balos (Greek: Μπάλος) is a bay with a lagoon behind it on the west coast of the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete. It is located in the municipality of Kissamos in the regional unit of Chania.

It can also be viewed inside.

It can also be viewed inside...benches outside.

Picnic tables available

Water connection available at the church