Visit the beautiful Greek island of Chania

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Visit the beautiful Greek island of Chania
Chania, an ancient city on the Greek island of Crete, is near several places of historical interest, including Minoan tombs that date back to at the very least 1500 BC.

The region is additionally home to several beaches and organic caves and gorges as well as a vast array of festivals and carnivals celebrating Cretan heritage and history. The Chania region presents many eco-friendly hotels that practice varying forms of energy and resource conservation.

The city of the same name, which is the capital of the province, is a busy town that develops outward from the attractive Venetian old town and harbor.

Soft sand beaches line the coast to the west and east of the town and nice roads across the north coast link it to surrounding villages and communities, allowing the option of residing in a countryside or seashore setting without sacrificing use of modern advantages.

Chania, built on the ruins of ancient Kidonia, has witnessed and made it through numerous invaders, but has also encountered many different civilizations which all left their markings on the city's environment. The city's unique harbor goes back to Venetian times, when Chania was favoured by Venetian aristocracy.

Chania and also the long row of seaside resorts stretching 20 km west along the beaches in the Chania bay is a well frequented place to go for Scandinavian charter excursions. Chania, being the closest city, is an eye-catching place to go for sightseeing and shopping for several vacationers. Right here are plenty of possibilities for drinking and eating in Greek tavernas and modern day cafes that are open in to the evening.

During the 1970s Crete was a major tourist place to go for Greek and international tourists, something that gave a substantial increase to the city's economic climate and impacted the everyday living and the overall culture of the locals.The capital of Crete was moved to Heraklion in 1971.

Chania and the remaining portion of the island of Crete, unlike the mainland of Greece, isn't suffering from the economical crisis, as the regional economy is based on the horticulture products like olive oil.

The town of Chania can be divided in 2 parts: the old town and the modern city which is the larger one. The old town can be found near the old harbour and it is the matrix around which the whole urban area was developed. It used to be surrounded by the old Venetian fortifications that began to be built in 1538- from these the eastern and western areas have survived.

From the south, the old town is continuous with the new, and from the north the physical boundary is the sea. The center of the modern city is the place extending next to the old town and particularly towards the south.

The old town is filled with memento, art work and crafts stores; the new quarters house the regular array of shops, where you can find probably the most of your needs for the hiking or other activities.