Georgioupolis Chania sits about 38 kilometres east of the city, roughly halfway between Chania and Rethymno, and it is one of the most genuinely relaxed places on the entire island. Not dramatic like Balos. Not remote like Sfakia. Just a…
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…
Marathi Beach Chania is one of those places that locals keep quietly returning to, while the tourist crowds chase Elafonisi and Balos. It sits on the southeastern side of the Akrotiri Peninsula, inside Souda Bay, about 17 kilometres from Chania…
A Sfakia day trip is one of the most rewarding things you can do from Chania, and it is also one of the most underestimated. Most tourists hear about Balos or Elafonisi and go there. Sfakia is different. It sits…
Falassarna Beach Chania is one of the genuinely great beaches of the Mediterranean. Not in the way that phrase gets used about every sandy strip on every Greek island, but in the way that people who have been to hundreds…
A 5 days in Chania itinerary is the sweet spot. Long enough to see the gorge, the beaches, and the Old Town properly. Short enough that you will not run out of things to do. Most visitors who come for…