Vamos is the main village of Apokoronas, 300 metres up among olive groves, with the White Mountains behind and the sea in the distance. People live here all year: there is a bakery, a pharmacy, an ATM, a health centre…
Ferries to Chania do not come into the Venetian Harbour. That is only for small excursion boats. The ferry port is Souda, about 7 km east of town, with overnight ships to Piraeus (Athens) all year. The second port is…
Kissamos Chania is one of those places that quietly rewards the people who actually stop there. Most visitors speed through on their way to Balos or Falassarna, glance at the town square, and leave without a second thought. That is…
Loutro Chania sits on the southern coast of Crete with no road connecting it to anywhere. Not a quiet road or a rough track. No road at all. With no cars or roads leading into the village, the only way…
Frangokastello Chania is one of those places on Crete that you do not stumble across by accident. It is a deliberate destination. A Venetian fortress sitting directly on a flat coastal plain, the White Mountains rising hard behind it, the…
Argiroupoli Chania is one of the most layered day trips you can make from western Crete. Not because of one single thing, but because of everything at once. A mountain village sitting on top of a dead Roman city. Running…