The Folklore Museum is located in the center of the Old Town, directly close to the Catholic Church of Chania. It is held in a modest – but pleasant – house and features a large, well-organized collection of traditional antiques that depict life in Crete during the 18th and 19th centuries. The home is separated into several rooms depending on Read more…

Aptera, one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in western Crete, has been inhabited since Minoan times (the first reference to the city Aptera as A-pa-ta-wa can be found on Linear B tablets from Knossos dating from the 14th to the 13th century BC), but it was only a significant city around the 8th century BC. Aptera’s location above the Read more…

Chania’s Byzantine and post-Byzantine collection is kept at the San Salvatore church, which is located in the Old Town. In the 15th century A.D., Frangiskan monks constructed the Venetian church. This Byzantine Museum houses a huge collection of Byzantine, post-Byzantine, and Venetian artifacts gathered from excavated sites in the Chania region, as well as donations. The exhibits are divided into Read more…

One of the most enduring landmarks in Chania is the 16th-century Venetian shipyards. It is known for its historical vaulted buildings. The buildings of this area were purposely constructed for shipbuilding which flourished in Chania in the 16th century. The Venetian shipyards are located to the right of the Chania harbor and you can still find the fishing vessels that Read more…

The excavations at the Kastelli quarter proved that present-day Chania was built on the site of ancient Kydonia which was a flourishing city during the Roman period. This is why many graves, a rich collection of pottery from different periods, frescoes from the late Minoan period, a magnificent mosaic from the late Hellenistic period were all discovered here. Still today Read more…

The clock tower of Chania Town (or “To Roloi”) is located on the northeastern part of the Municipal Garden, along Dimokratias Street. Its construction started in 1924 and was completed in 1927 using river sand, one of the cheapest resources back then. It was designed by the local engineer D. Kollaris.   To the right of the tower, there is Read more…