One day in Chania is enough to walk the Venetian harbour and the Egyptian lighthouse, wander the old town alleys and the covered market, eat a Cretan lunch, swim at Nea Chora, and stay for the sunset and dinner in western Crete. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide lays out one day … Read more
The best time to visit Chania in western Crete is May to June and September to October, when the sea stays warm, the days run hot and dry, the crowds thin from the July-August peak, and the gorges and beaches sit at their finest. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the … Read more
To get to Chania in western Crete, fly into Chania International Airport on the Akrotiri peninsula 14 kilometres from town, sail the overnight ferry from Piraeus to Souda port 7 kilometres east, or drive the coast road from Heraklion. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers how to get to Chania in … Read more
The best day trips from Chania reach the Samaria Gorge, the Balos lagoon and Gramvousa, the pink sand of Elafonisi, the Venetian town of Rethymno and the Minoan palace of Knossos, each within a day’s drive across Crete. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers day trips from Chania in full: the … Read more
The best things to do in Chania pair the Venetian harbour, the Egyptian lighthouse and the old town alleys with the covered market and the town beach, then reach out to the Samaria Gorge, the Balos lagoon and the pink sand of Elafonisi across western Crete. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide … Read more
Where to eat in Chania ranges from the Venetian harbour tavernas to the value backstreets of Splantzia, the mezedopoleia pouring raki, the fish tavernas of Nea Chora and the stalls of the covered market, serving Cretan dishes from dakos and boureki to gamopilafo across western Crete. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide … Read more
Where to stay in Chania comes down to the Venetian old town for atmosphere, the beach suburbs of Nea Chora and Agioi Apostoloi for sand near the centre, the quiet Akrotiri coves for calm, and the Platanias strip for resorts, all within a short drive of the harbour in western Crete. Plan the whole trip … Read more
The best beaches near Chania in western Crete run from the turquoise Balos lagoon and the pink sand of Elafonisi to Falassarna, the fjord of Seitan Limania and the wild cedar shore of Kedrodasos. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the beaches of Chania in full: the headline lagoons and sands, … Read more
Chania old town is the walled Venetian-Ottoman quarter around the harbour of Chania in western Crete, a labyrinth of alleys ringed by the Venetian sea walls, crowned by the Egyptian lighthouse and the domed Mosque of the Janissaries on the waterfront. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Chania old town in … Read more
Lakki is a mountain village in the Chania district of western Crete, perched on a slope of the White Mountains along the road that climbs from Chania up to the Omalos plateau and the Samaria Gorge. Whitewashed and stone houses stack up the hillside, giving wide views over deep valleys and distant peaks. Cool air, … Read more
Itanos is the site of an ancient city on the far north-east coast of Crete, in the Lasithi district, sitting beside the palm beach of Vai and below the fortified monastery of Toplou. People also call it Erimoupoli, the deserted city, a name that fits the low ruins scattered quietly across a bare headland above … Read more
Kouremenos beach is a long, exposed sweep of sand and pebble on the east coast of Crete. It sits in the Lasithi district near the village of Palekastro, a short hop from the famous palm beach of Vai. This is not a polished resort shore but a wild, sporty bay, scattered with tamarisk trees and … Read more