Georgioupolis, about 40 minutes east of Chania, is a former fishing village that has become a relaxed resort: a square shaded by eucalyptus trees, a river with pedal boats and terrapins, a white chapel on a rocky jetty, and a…
The Chania Venetian Harbour and its lighthouse are the most recognisable image in western Crete: a pale stone tower at the end of a long breakwater, the Old Town stacked in pastel colours behind it, and the White Mountains in…
Marathi is where Chania families go when the north wind is blowing. Two small sandy coves on either side of a fishing pier, inside Souda Bay, facing south towards the White Mountains. Because of where it sits, the water stays…
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 great beaches of the Mediterranean, and not in the way that phrase gets used about every sandy strip in Greece. It is three kilometres of pale sand and blue-green water facing due west…
Five days is the sweet spot for Chania. It is long enough to walk Samaria Gorge, spend proper days at Elafonisi or Falassarna and Balos, and still have time for the Old Town, without feeling rushed. Three days feels too…