Aptera sits on a plateau above Souda Bay, 15 km from Chania, and most people driving to Rethymno pass two kilometres below without knowing it is there. It was one of the most powerful city-states of ancient Crete, and on…
The Folklore Museum Chania is one of those places that most tourists walk straight past. It sits off the main drag on Halidon Street, tucked into a courtyard beside the Catholic Church, and there is no grand entrance to signal…
Polyrrenia Chania is one of western Crete’s most undervisited ancient sites, and that is both its greatest flaw and its greatest asset. While tour buses queue for Knossos and Samaria Gorge fills with hikers by 7am, this hilltop city-state sits…
The Venizelos Museum Chania is one of the most underrated cultural stops on the island. Most tourists who visit Chania spend their days at the harbour, at the beaches, at the gorge. They miss this place entirely. That is their…
The Byzantine Collection Chania is one of those places that almost nobody plans to visit, and almost everyone is glad they did. It sits on Theotokopoulou Street in the Old Town, tucked against the city’s Venetian walls. Small sign. Easy…
Elos village Chania sits in the hills of western Crete at 560 metres above sea level, deep in chestnut country, on the road most people only use to reach Elafonisi beach. Most tourists drive straight through. That is a mistake.…