Top Rated attractions & Things to Do in Chania

1. Old Port

Dating through the 14th century, the outdated harbour is ringed by a promenade lined with sea food eateries and cafes; it buzzes with visitors in the hot months, and is completely enchanting by night.

2. Old Town

One of the best things to do in Chania is wander through the maze of narrow, pedestrian only streets in the historic old town. An architectural style jumps out there at you around each and every corner. Shops lining the streets as well as stairways sell souvenirs, and cute restaurants and cafes are tucked into sketchy patios.

3. Walk the Seawall on the Lighthouse

One of the best views of the old port and Chania's old town can be found by attending a nice walk around the block near the Venetian seawall on the 19th-century lighthouse. The walk takes aproximatelly fifteen minutes one way, at a leisurely pace.

4. Maritime Museum of Crete

This museum, at the tip of acreage across the channel coming from the lighthouse, traces Crete's centuries-old connection with the ocean, from the Minoans, thru the Byzantine, Venetian, along with Turkish periods, to arrive at the German invasion on the island in the course of WWII.

5. Archaeological Museum of Chania

Chania's history dates back millennia to anywhere around 2200 BC, once the Minoans founded the early city-state of Kydonia on this exact same area. Housed in the Gothic Church of San Francesco, an airy and light vaulted space (built through the Venetians and also later utilized as a mosque by Turks)

6. Botanic Park & Gardens of Crete

With its warm, sunny weather and abundant, fertile soils, Crete grows grapes and olives, and farms exotic fruit, like avocados and bananas. In this meticulously tended park, during the foot of White Mountains, a meandering two-kilometer path takes you through a garden planted with exotic fruit and flowers trees from all around the planet, with everything clearly marked.

7. The Monasteries of Akrotiri Peninsula

The rocky peninsula of Akrotiri, 10 kilometers east of Chania, is home to three monasteries. Agia Triada, created in 1612, is set amid meticulously tended olive groves and orange orchards, as well as clinics over a cloistered courtyard and a beautiful church you is able to buy olive oil produced by the monks.

8. Balos

Crete's most spectacular beaches are often the hardest to achieve, and Balos is certainly one of them. Excursion boats depart from Kissamos (forty kilometers west of Chania), however, it's more fun to engage an automobile, ideally a 4WD jeep, then go to by themselves.

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