Samaria Gorge is the biggest day out in western Crete, and probably the one your friends will ask about when you get home. In the prefecture of Chania, the Samaria Gorge is the longest gorge in Europe at 16 kilometres,…
The Archaeological Museum Chania is one of the most important and most undervisited things to do in the city. Most tourists spend their time in the Old Town, walk the harbour, eat well, then leave. The museum does not get…
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…
Seitan Limania beach Chania is one of the most dramatic places you will find anywhere in the Aegean. A narrow fjord-like cove cut into white limestone cliffs on the eastern tip of the Akrotiri Peninsula. The water is an almost…
Stivania Cretan boots are one of the few souvenirs from Chania that you will actually use when you get home. Not a fridge magnet. Not a bottle of olive oil that leaks in your luggage. A pair of handmade leather…
Chania on a budget is more achievable than most travel sites will tell you. This is one of the most beautiful corners of the Mediterranean, and yes, high summer prices have crept up in recent years. But the bones of…