Chania - a place that cannot be forgotten

The city of Chania, Crete is a very beautiful area, with ancient history and interesting architecture. This is a large round port of Venetian times, which, as it were, hugs you from two sides: on the right is an ancient lighthouse of enormous size and a long pier, and on the left is a cape with a medieval fortress, on which the Greek flag flutters. 

And inside the town you will find cozy coffee houses, small shops, souvenir shops, and a tangled web of narrow stone streets.

The city of Chania (Crete) attracts travelers with a huge covered market, picturesque tangerine gardens with stunning aromas, picturesque roads, on the sides of which blooming oleanders turn pink. Where you can take unique photos that will surprise and delight your friends.

Be sure to walk past small fruit markets, huge shady squares where locals play backgammon from dawn to dusk. You will be able to see the magnificent temple of St. Nicholas, built by the Byzantines, and then turned into a Turkish mosque, and finally go to the big embankment. 

Where you will be met by a pink mosque and a slightly tilted lighthouse, countless coffee houses and taverns standing right at the surf line. And small ferries transport everyone directly to the lighthouse, where you can drink hot black coffee right in the ruins of the old bastion, which have been converted into a modern restaurant.

The cuisine of Chania received the best reviews from tourists, because everything is relatively cheap, but at the same time very tasty and satisfying. They mainly serve traditional Greek dishes of fish, seafood and vegetables and fine local wine.

Tours to Chania are also bought mainly for visiting numerous historical sights, because the entire Old Town is a kind of open-air museum. In addition, of course, it is necessary to visit the architectural, archaeological and historical museums. But I would like to say separately about the Maritime Museum, which was created by people in love with their region. Here you can see huge collections of sea shells, giant sponges and, of course, rare sights recovered from ships sunk in this area.

Only in Chania you can see taverns inexplicably grown into the walls of houses dilapidated from time to time, where you can slowly drink sweet Cretan wine and listen to national Greek music until the very heyday.

And then, most likely, you will not want to leave here, and you will stay for a few more days in one of the small hotels and have breakfast on a small balcony with a beautiful view of the lighthouse.

The local fun of the “golden youth” is also interesting, slowly sipping a cold frappe, looking at the girls passing by. This event is called the bridal bazaar, and it takes place daily at the local shipyard, from sunset to its heyday. And this, of course, must be seen in order to fully feel the unique atmosphere and pace of traditional Greek life.