The county of Chania covers the western part of Crete and has an area of 2.376 km2 and with a population of 156,000 residents (2011 inventory). The city has two entrances: the airport of Akrotiri, and the port of Souda (the largest in the Mediterranean).
The most poetic city of Crete when you walk through it leaves you with a pleasant taste of beauty. Built on the ruins of ancient Kidonia it has seen and survived many invaders, but has also tasted civilizations that left their marks on building faces, castles, walls, antiquities, monasteries and churches. The beautiful city of Hania is deservingly called the diamond of Crete since it combines, in a very unique way, everything old with everything new.
The Venetian port picturesque any time and season is attractive to visitors and locals, for it's beauty and for it's choices of entertainment for all tastes and demands. The old city "intramural" districts preserve their Venetian nobility. Narrow paved alleys are surrounded with tasteful renewed houses, from various ages, are offered for a pleasant walk.
Dozens of gorges traverse the mountainous regions of Chania. Indisputably, Samaria gorge is of unparalleled beauty as well as the most renowned. It is 16 km in length and its width ranges from 3.5 to 150 metres, with vertical cliffs which may reach a sheer 500 metres in height. In order to traverse it one needs approximately 5 to 6 hours and the gorge is open from May to October. It is a national park inside which one will find rare types of Cretan flora from the cypress and the pine tree to the dittany and the wildflower, while it is also the natural habitat of the wild goat or the Kri Kri.
Thanks to the morphology of the landscape and the combination of mountain and sea, the prefecture of Hania is a veritable paradise for those who seek adventure and the alternative forms of tourism which have become very popular in recent years. The prefecture of Chania has more than 350 kilometers of coastline and more than 80 beaches out of which 26 have been awarded with blue flag. Chania have all kinds of beaches, with fine sand or pebbly, with shallow or deep waters, crowded or isolated. Here you can find a map with the beaches of Chania.
THINGS TO DO & SEE
CHANIA BEACHES
The prefecture of Chania has more than 350 kilometers of coastline and more than 80 beaches out of which 29 have been awarded with blue flag for 2014.
CHANIA SIGHTS
The most comprehensive guide to the sights in Chania you must visit. Travel with the best guide filled with colorful photos and a detailed description about the attractions in Chania and its hinterland.
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Greece / Crete / Chania
Aggelos villa
Aggelos villa is a magnificent, modern, 4 bedroom villa with a large green area with lawn, private pool and panoramic sea views, located near the coastline, in one of the best areas of Chania, Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Alex villa
Alex villa is a luxury, new five bedroom seafront villa, located in the amazing beauty of the countryside, at Akrotiri region, Chania, western of Crete and offers vacationers unique panoramic views over the expanse of the Aegean Sea, in a unique natural landscape and scenic surroundings.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Allegro Villa
Allegro Villa is a fashionable, new, four bedroom villa with private pool in the district of Chania, Crete. The location, of the villa on a hill, only 800 meters away from the sea, surrounded by green areas and amazing Cretan nature, allow travellers to enjoy the beautiful panoramic views of the sea, the top of the mountain ranges and the picturesque traditional settlements.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Almyra villa
Almyra Villa is a luxury three-bedroom villa with private pool, located just a stone's throw from the sea, in one of the fashionable tourist district towns of Chania, Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Amaltheia villa
Amaltheia villa- new three-bedroom villa with private pool. It is located in a small complex of villas, right on the beachfront, just a few steps away from the long beach in the beautiful region of the northwest coast of Crete, in the district of Chania.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Ammos villa
Ammos Villa is a luxury three-bedroom villa with private pool, located just a stone's throw from the sea, in one of the fashionable tourist district towns of Chania, Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Anemos villa
Anemos Villa is a luxury three-bedroom villa with private pool, located just a stone's throw from the sea, in one of the fashionable tourist district towns of Chania, Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Apokoronas villa
Apokoronas villa is a new luxury three bedroom villa with private pool and a full range of modern facilities built in the area of Chania, Crete at the district of Apokoronas.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Apokoronas villa 3
Apokoronas villa 3 is a new luxury three bedroom villa with private pool and a full range of modern facilities built in the area of Chania, Crete at the district of Apokoronas.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Apokoronas villa 4
Apokoronas villa 4 is a new luxury four bedroom, sea view villa, with a full range of modern facilities built in the area of Chania, Crete at the district of Apokoronas.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Athena Seafront villas
Athena Seafront villas belong to the luxury complex Divine villas. These villas enjoy unobstructed sea view and wonderful views of Chania Venetian town.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Athena villa
Athena villas belong to the luxury complex Divine villas. Magnificent four bedroom villas with private pool each, with unique design and set on the picturesque peninsula Akrotiri, close to Chania town.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Avrora villa
Avrora villa is a new three-bedroom villa with private pool located in a picturesque seaside village on Akrotiri near Chania just 1200 meters away from a wonderful sandy, organized beach.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Beachfront villas
Beachfront villas complex consists of beautiful four bedroom villas each with private pool located in the beautiful green tourist village Agia Marina, just a few steps from one of the most beautiful sandy beaches of the north- western Crete, at Chania.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Canela villa
Canela villa, three bedroom villa with private pool, located on the island of Crete, at Chania. This luxury sea view villa is perfect for a romantic getaway or for families with children.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Chania Luxury villas
Chania Luxury villas complex, consists of two entirely new, three bedroom, modern villas with fantastic sea views and private pool, located just 100 m. from a beautiful sandy beach at Chania.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Chania villa
Chania Villa complex consists of two new luxury individual villas each one of them with private pool and total privacy. The complex is located in a beautiful green area in Chania, Crete, on a beautiful hillside, which offers a mouthwatering beautiful view of the sea and the surrounding countryside.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Chasi villa
The new luxury stone villa Chasi with the private swimming pool and the 3 bedroom offers maximum privacy in an olive grove that surrounds the villa in western Crete. The villa has living space of 183 sq. m in a plot of 2000 sq. m. with olive trees, local herbs and fruit trees.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Christi Villa
Villa Christi is a Luxury five bedroom villa, located in the district of Chania, in the beautiful and green countryside with breathtaking landscape, surrounded by many famous beaches of the region.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Despina Villa
Despina Villa is a wonderful new three bedroom luxury villa with private pool and landscaped green area. The villa is located in a small complex of three buildings, at a scenic, picturesque area of Chania on Crete.