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
Ilios villa
Ilios villa is a new beautiful stone villa with private pool, located in the district of Chania, at Almyrida one of the best resorts in the north-west of Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Kalathas Stone villas
Kalathas Stone villas are three modern residences with a fantastic panorama view of Kalathas bay in Chania of Crete. The distance from sandy beach is just 500meters away.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Kipos Villa
Kipos 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, one of nature reserves, scenic corners of Chania on Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Lotos villa
Lotos villas is a small, cozy complex of new villas, each with private pool, located in a picturesque green paradise, surrounded by the unique Cretan landscape.
The villas are found at Akrotiri resort area just 15km away from Chania town.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Maleme villa
Maleme villa is a modern and comfortable luxury building with 3 bedrooms plus one open plan bedroom, with a private pool, a spacious plot with garden and lawn, located in an idyllic, quiet, picturesque, sea view location surrounded by nature.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Mare Gold villa
Mare Gold villa is located in one of the most beautiful places in West Crete, Chania, Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Margo villa
Margo Luxury villa with five bedrooms and private pool is located in the amazing beauty of the region north-west of Crete, in the prefecture of Chania, close to Platanias resort area.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Panorama villa
Panorama luxurious villa is ideal for lovers of high-end, private rest. Five bedroom villa with private pool, located in one of the most picturesque places of Crete, on a peninsula near Chania, Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Platanias villas
Platanias villas is an elite complex offering accommodation in villas from one to four bedrooms, each villa offers a private pool. The complex is located in one of the most popular resort areas of Chania at Platanias West of the beautiful town and only 500meters away from the beautiful organized beach.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Portokali Villa
Greece / Crete / Chania
Poseidon villas
Poseidon 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
Sunset Villa
Sunset Villa, is a four bedroom luxury resident, with private pool, one of the most stylish and beautiful luxury buildings in the district of Chania. The villa has a private access to the sea and offers fantastic panoramic sea views.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Tersanas Villas
Tersanas luxury villas, offered for rent on the island of Crete, in the district of Chania, is a complex of three modern buildings with beautiful panoramic sea views, only 1km away from a wonderful, sandy organized beach.
Greece / Crete / Chania
View villa
View villa is a modern design villa with four bedrooms and a private pool on spacious grounds, is situated in the amazing beautiful area, Chania, Crete.
Greece / Crete / Chania
White Residence 2
White Residence 2, is a luxury villa with private pool, ideal for lovers of quiet relaxation and comfort. The four bedroom villa is located on the picturesque peninsula of Akrotiri, north-western Crete, at Chania, offering fantastic panoramic views of the sea space and its surroundings.
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
Divine villas
Divine villas is a complex of magnificent four bedroom villas with private pool each, with unique design and set on the picturesque peninsula Akrotiri, close to Chania town. Due to its location, the villas give their guests a fantastic panorama overview with sea views.
Greece / Crete / Chania
Seafront villa
Chania Seafront is a Luxurious, four bedroom villa with private pool - a beautiful, modern building, ideal for holidays in Chania, Crete at Akrotiri peninsula. The villa can comfortably accommodate 8 to 10 people.
Greece / Crete / Chania
White Residence
White Residence, luxury villa with private pool, ideal for lovers of quiet relaxation and comfort. The four bedroom villa is located on the picturesque peninsula of north-western Crete, at Chania, offering fantastic panoramic views of the sea space and its surroundings.