Akrotiri (, literally "") is a peninsula and former municipality in the
Chania regional unit,
Crete,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. Its ancient name was
Kiamon while the
Byzantines called it
Charaka. The seat of Akrotiri municipality was Pythari.
Stavros became famous because of the film
Zorba the Greek.