Topolia Gorge Chania is one of those places that most tourists drive straight through without stopping. That is a mistake. The gorge sits on the main road west toward Elafonisi, and the majority of visitors experience it only from inside…
The Botanical Park Chania is one of those places that surprises people. Most tourists come to western Crete for the beaches. They have Elafonisi on their list, maybe Balos, maybe Falassarna. The Botanical Park is often an afterthought, something to…
Avlaki Gorge Chania is one of the most rewarding short hikes you can do on the Akrotiri Peninsula, and almost no one knows it exists. That is not a marketing line. Most visitors to Chania spend their days on beaches…
The Chania Venetian Harbor and Lighthouse is the most recognizable image in all of western Crete. One photograph of that pale tower at the end of the breakwater, the old town stacked behind it and the White Mountains rising in…
The Maritime Museum of Crete, Chania is one of the few places in the old town where you actually learn something you did not already know. It sits inside the Firkas Fortress at the western end of the Venetian harbour,…
Chrissoskalitissa Monastery Chania sits on the far southwestern edge of Crete, perched on a rock face 35 metres above the Libyan Sea. Most visitors only notice it because it sits on the road to Elafonisi beach. That is a shame,…