Chania Airport (CHQ) is small, single-terminal and about 14 km from town, on the Akrotiri peninsula. Arriving is usually easy. Leaving in July or August is where most complaints come from: crowded gates, heat, delays later in the day and…
Solo travel in Chania is one of the easier decisions you can make, whether it is your first trip alone or your tenth. The town is walkable, safe and welcoming, and small enough to learn in a day. Eating alone…
Chania is not cheap in July and August. Harbour-front coffees, sunbeds at the famous beaches and last-minute rooms in peak season drain money fast. But time your trip well, step back from the waterfront and eat where locals eat, and…
Chania in winter is a city most travel guides ignore, and that is the point. The harbour lights reflect off wet stone, the tavernas are full of locals, you can get a table anywhere and walk the Old Town without…
How many days do you need in Chania? It depends on what you want: city wandering, long beach days, serious hiking or slow village lunches. Chania can absorb all of it. What we can say for certain is that almost…
Packing for Chania is easy, but it is not quite “beach holiday” packing. Within one week you might walk on slippery cobblestones, hike a gorge, swim at a rocky cove and visit a monastery that will not let you in…