{"id":4717,"date":"2020-07-21T17:03:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T17:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelseefeel.com\/?p=4717"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:55:47","slug":"diakopes-sta-goiteftika-chania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelseefeel.com\/en\/diakopes-sta-goiteftika-chania\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays in charming Chania"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many years we avoided Crete! While reading guidebooks for the largest island of the country, we concluded that it takes several days and very good organization to be able to see as much as possible. However, Crete is inexhaustible and if you don\u2019t dedicate time, you won\u2019t get even a small idea of its unique \u201ctreasures\u201d. So, we made the decision: Once is not enough! You will go to Crete again and again and each time you will see something new, something different.<\/p>\n

When we started writing this article, we couldn't find the right words to describe the island. What should we start with? The incredible beaches that are perhaps among the best in Europe or even the world? The unique archaeological sites? The traditional settlements? The excellent food? The modern tourist infrastructure? The unparalleled Cretan hospitality?<\/p>\n

\u201cCrete truly has something ancient, holy, bitter and proud,\u201d wrote N. Kazantzakis, and he was not wrong. If you let yourself go, you too will feel unprecedented, inexplicable emotions\u2026<\/p>\n

In this guide article, we have tried to gather everything we saw and did on the three times we visited Crete. We start, therefore, with the prefecture of Chania.<\/p>\n

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Surfing in northern Crete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Where to stay?<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The ideal would be to rent a caravan and stop wherever and for as long as you want! However, since this is a bit difficult, we suggest you divide your days in each prefecture. As we like historical buildings, for our stay in Chania we chose an old mansion <\/a>\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03a7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b1 (\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03c9\u03bd) \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03ba\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf. \u0391\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2, \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc \u03bb\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9, \u03c4\u03bf Casa Leone<\/a> \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03be\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae.<\/p>\n

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Halepa hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Casa Leone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
What to see <\/strong><\/h6>\n

– Old town of Chania<\/u><\/p>\n

You can't get enough of the old city! You will walk through its narrow streets, get lost in the alleys full of listed buildings, Byzantine walls, shops of all kinds and bougainvillea that exudes fragrance day and night. Don't forget to visit the Maritime Museum<\/a> and Firkas Fortress<\/em>, the beautiful Venetian harbor, the Yali Mosque<\/em> (hosts exhibitions and galleries), the Neoria<\/em> with the Center for Mediterranean Architecture (Great Arsenal) and the Museum of Ancient Shipbuilding, the Egyptian lighthouse<\/em>, the Sand Gate<\/em> (Kum Kapi), the Kasteli<\/em>, the Municipal Market<\/em>, the Splantzia<\/em>, the metropolis<\/em> of the city (Virgin Mary of the Trimartiri) and the Stivanadika<\/em> on Skrydlof Street.<\/p>\n

Outside the old town, it is worth wandering around the historic district of Halepa with its beautiful mansions that remind you of the heyday of the past. In front of the rocky beach are the Tabakaria (old tannery), while in close proximity you will find the house-museum<\/em> of Venizelos, the French School<\/em> and the new one Archaeological Museum<\/em>. At a distance of about 3 km. are the tombs of the Venizelos with perhaps the best view of the city of Chania. In the neighboring cafes you can enjoy the view accompanied by a refreshing coffee or a cocktail.<\/p>\n\r\n