Chania. Crete

Chania Port in Crete is another part of the world that has escaped my notice until recently. The cruise wasn’t actually supposed to stop here but because so many cruises were coming into Mykonos they decided to ditch one day there and stop instead at Chania Port.

It didn’t look too inspiring coming in to the city on the shuttle bus. Or where we got off either, but after a ten or fifteen minute walk we arrived at the older part of town and the Port. It’s known for its 14th-century Venetian harbor, narrow streets and waterfront restaurants. At the harbor entrance is a 16th-century lighthouse with Venetian, Egyptian and Ottoman influences.

We had a nice couple of hours roaming the harbour, the lighthouse, the churches and the walled harbour were all so pretty. Had a little boat ride out to a former leper colony and then having a delicious lunch by the sea with Chris and Tanya.
Oh and I found a fabric shop and bought some lovely 100% linen. They had so many colours it was hard to narrow it down, the price helped a bit with that luckily.Read more