Chania

We've had a very relaxing 11 days in Chania, Crete. We decided not to rent a car here...after speaking with some fellow travellers, we decided to just hang around Chania and relax before heading home.

We stayed in an AirBnB apartment right on the edge of the Old Town and boy was it great. Air conditioned, washer/drier, balcony overlooking the alleys below...just beautiful. We spent many an evening enjoying a wine and nibbles on that balcony.

The old port is beautiful with the surrounding promenade full of bars and restaurants. We quickly found our favourite bar which we frequented for arvo drinks most days before heading to dinner at one of the many restaurants.

Had several walks to the lighthouse, Nea Chora Beach and up to the new town where we sampled the beautiful spinach pies (spanakopita)...yummo.

We had a decent storm whilst we were here, and enjoyed watching the waves broach the harbour and flood the promenade dining areas.

It's getting close to the end of the tourist season in Chania...the locals told us that the crowds were down although there seemed plenty of people around to us.

Chania has been one of our favourite places on our trip...just beautiful, and very friendly, kind people. We'd love to return one day...Read more