Koum Kapi Beach Chania is the closest stretch of sand to the old town, and that fact alone makes it one of the most-visited patches of coastline in the city. It sits just outside the eastern Venetian walls, a few…
This south Chania guide covers the region that most tourists never find. They land in Chania, drive west to Elafonisi, maybe east to Balos, and go home thinking they have seen Crete. They have not. South of the White Mountains…
Paleochora Chania is one of those places that earns its reputation honestly. A small town built on a narrow peninsula at the far southwestern edge of Crete, it sits at the end of a long mountain road and rewards the…
Kissamos far west Chania is one of the most rewarding corners of the entire island, and most visitors only scratch the surface. They do Balos on a boat day trip, tick it off the list, and drive back east. What…
Almyrida Beach in Chania is the kind of place that regular visitors to Crete return to year after year, quietly, without telling too many people. It is the most well-known coastal resort in the Apokoronas peninsula, built inside a small…
Kalyves Chania is a quiet, family-friendly seaside village in the Apokoronas region of northwest Crete, sitting on the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 21 kilometres east of Chania. Most visitors arrive expecting a beach stop and leave having found…