This south Chania guide covers the region that most tourists never find. They land in Chania, drive west to Elafonisi, maybe east to Balos, and go home thinking they have seen Crete. They have not. South of the White Mountains…
Now I have comprehensive information to write the article. Let me compose it. The Venizelos Tombs Chania is one of the most historically significant and quietly moving sites in all of western Crete. It sits on the Profitis Ilias hill…
Kissamos far west Chania is one of the most rewarding corners of the entire island, and most visitors only scratch the surface. They do Balos on a boat day trip, tick it off the list, and drive back east. What…
The Apokoronas region Chania sits just east of the city, starting from the foot of the White Mountains and running down to a coast of calm bays and sandy beaches. Most people drive straight through on the E75 heading for…
Gavalochori Chania sits about 26 kilometres east of the city in the green hills of the Apokoronas region, and it is one of the few places in Crete that has genuinely resisted the pull of tourism. Not out of stubbornness.…
Douliana Chania is one of those places most tourists drive straight past on the way to somewhere else. A signpost on the road between Kalyves and Vamos. Easy to miss. That would be a mistake. The village has been officially…