Name: Get to know Chania with its surroundings on private tour
SKU: 39900
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 4h

Activity Level: Easy

Experience: Adventure, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

The most charming thing about Chania is its atmosphere, which you will feel from the first second. You will have a drive to one of the most important monasteries, discover its history and enjoy the views. You will also have some time to explore the city on foot. The local colourful neighbourhoods and small streets are waiting for you. A lot of fascinating secrets are hidden behind the local architecture, and you will discover some of them with your friendly tour guide. Enjoy this half-day tour at yur own pace.

What's included

English-speaking guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation

Food and drinks
Personal expenses

Pick-up and drop-off at Chania port
Dress code for monasteries, churches, cathedrals, and other religious sites visit. Ladies: to cover their shoulders and knees. Males: to cover their knees

Highlights

Chania

Chania is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania regional unit. Chania is a city on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete. It’s known for its 14th-century Venetian harbor, narrow streets, and waterfront restaurants. At the harbor entrance is a 16th-century lighthouse with Venetian, Egyptian and Ottoman influences. Opposite, the Nautical Museum has model ships, naval objects, and photographs. The former monastery of St. Francis houses the Archaeological Museum of Chania.

Chania Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a museum located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at 28 Chalidon Street, Chania, Crete, Greece. It was established in 1962. The exact date that the building was constructed is unknown although it was mentioned in writing as standing during the great earthquake of 1595 and being the largest in the city. It served as a Venetian church inhabited by Franciscan friars, and became an important monument of the city. During the period of the Ottoman occupation, the building was used as a mosque and named after Yussuf Pasha. After World War II it served as a storehouse for military equipment, until it was converted into the museum in 1962.

Chania Cathedral

The Chania Cathedral celebrates its feast-day on 21 November, the feast of the Presentation of the Virgin. It is called “Trimartyri” because, while the central aisle is dedicated to the Virgin, the north aisle is dedicated to St Nicholas and the south aisle to the Three Hierarchs. It is not known when the first church was built, but it was definitely there in the Venetian period. The cathedral had just been completed when it was damaged in the 1897 Revolution. It was restored at the expense of the Tsar of Russia, to make amends for the Russian bombardment of Akrotiri. The cathedral bell was also a gift from the Russian Tsar. In the cathedral square stands a statue of Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras.

Chrysopigi Monastery

The Chrysopigi Monastery is situated 3 kilometers outside of Chania towards Souda. It dates from the 16th century and is lived in by nuns that are known for painting icons. It was founded in the middle of the 16th century in the last period of Venetian rule in Crete. The Monastery is dedicated to our Lady of the Life-Giving Spring, who is known popularly as ‘Chrysopigi’, the Golden Fountain. The founder of the Monastery was a physician and philosopher by the name of Ioannis Chartophylax, a prominent citizen of the town of Chania, who founded the Monastery in the middle of the 16th century. During the period of Venetian rule the Monastery of Chrysopigi developed into an important spiritual centre for Chania with numerous monks and a rich library.

Itinerary

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You will be met at the port and guided you to your air conditioned transportation.

Your tour will begin with a drive to the port of Souda, and visit the monastery of Chrissopigi. You will then have a short stop for photos at the Venizelos Monument, that has a panoramic view over Chania Bay. Reaching the town, you will walk around the old quarters and harbour of Chania. Chania’s old town is Crete’s most beautiful urban district, especially the crumbling harbour with its 15th century lighthouse. You will make our way through colourful neighbourhoods, learning about the traditional lifestyle in this town. Your walking tour will allow you to visit the most important sites (the Archaeological Museum, the Cathedral, the leather lane and the Market Hall) but also plenty of exciting hidden spots off the beaten track, areas that reflect the electric mix of influences that have Chania its very unique atmosphere.

After the guided walk you will have time to shop at leisure, take in some lunch before returning back to the cruise ship.

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Get to know Chania with its surroundings on private tour