Name: Private walking tour in the heart of Chania with transfer
SKU: 40032
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 3h

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

3-hour tour is designed for the purpose to show you all the best about Chania in short time. Thus, a comfortable transportation will bring you right to the heart of the city. A mix of Ottoman and Venetian architecture will impress you and tell a lot about the local history. You will visit some local districts to get to know the local way of life. Also, as your guided walking tour is over, you will have some free time to explore Chania at your own pace. You can try some local dishes and enjoy fascinating views.

What's included

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

Food and drinks
Entrance fees

Pick-up and drop-off at Chania port
Comfortable walking shoes required
Sun cream, a sun hat and bottled water are recommended to be taken

Highlights

Agora central market

Where Old Town and modern city meet, the fine Covered Market or Agora (Mousouron Street) is the focal point. This is more a shopping mall than a marketplace, it provides a cool haven where locals throng among shops and stalls offering every kind of local produce, alluring pastries, piles of olives, fragrant herbs, and spices, and appetizing cheeses like delicious Cretan graviera and mizithra.

Byzantine Walls

The fortifications of Chania are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Chania in Crete, Greece. The inner city walls were first built in antiquity and were rebuilt by the Byzantine Empire. The outer walls were built in the 16th century by the Republic of Venice. Some of the fortifications were demolished in the 20th century, but parts of both the Byzantine and Venetian walls remain intact. Nowadays, the Byzantine Wall is visible only in certain places because of the fact that its biggest part was covered by the residencies that were constructed in the region, after the erection of fortifications that made the Byzantine Wall redundant.

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.

Old Venetian Harbour

A stroll in the town’s most enchanting area Chania’s Venetian Harbour was carefully built in the 14th century for commercial purposes and for protection against pirate raids. Today it is a point of reference for the city of Chania, and a much-photographed place with a touch of magic! This city hub is filled with cafes, restaurants, tavernas serving local delicacies, bars, pastry stores, and art shops as well as monuments referring to various historical periods. You will find there is a balanced mixing of Cretan, Ottoman and Venetian elements, beautiful narrow alleys across the old town and amazing architecture. The old harbour area beckons you to enjoy a carefree journey through time as you explore it. Shall we then?

The District of Splantzia

Splantzia during the Ottoman era was predominantly a Turkish neighborhood. It extends south and east of the walled hill of Kasteli, in the old town of Chania. Here used to be the Turkish mahalas of the town, with its central square, that has now been renamed to 1821 square. At that time, the church of Agios Nicholas on Splantzia square, part of the monastery of Dominican monks, is converted into the central mosque of the city, in honor of the Sultan Ibrahim. It is the only temple in Greece today, that has both a belfry and a minaret. On the northwestern side of Splantzia is the Venetian church of San Rocco, a round floor plan Venetian church, that was unaffected by the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent periods.

Topanas district

The Topanas district behind Firkas is definitely worth a visit. The name Topanas is derived from the Turkish “top”, meaning a cannon, because this was where the cannons were kept in Chania during the Turkish period. Today there are no cannon, but the narrow streets of the Topanas district still boast Venetian mansions, often with the obligatory modifications carried out during the Ottoman period. During the last years of Turkish rule, Topanas was the Christian aristocrats’ quarter. Turks rarely set foot here, as they lived in the Splantzia on the other side of Chania town.

Itinerary

09:00

You will be met at the port by and led you to your transportation for a short drive to the heart of Chania.

On this guided walking tour, you will get the chance to truly get to know the most amazing part of Crete. Navigating through a network of charming cobbled streets you will view buildings reminiscent of all the Venetian influence in the area, a mix of Ottoman and Venetian architecture is held in front of your eyes when walking around the old city. Walk by the old Venetian harbour where your guide will unravel its history from the glorious ancient Minoan times through the Ottoman Turkish period. The old town of Chania has so much to offer you from the Topanas, Jewish Districts, Santrivani, Splantzia and Kasteli as well as a number of narrow streets and buildings of Venetian, Ottoman and Neoclassical architecture making it an excellent destination for some truly unique photographs. You will also have the chance to browse Chania’s famous market hall, which was built in the shape of a cross in 1913. As the guided walking portion of your tour ends you will find yourself in the harbour with free time on your hands. Try the local delicacies and live like the locals by trying Raki or Ntakos, the famous Cretan Greek salad, sample some local seafood dishes or sit back with a glass of Cretan wine (not included).

Watch local craftsmen at work in one of the many galleries or take in the view of the Arabian Lighthouse before re-joining your coach for your journey back to your cruise ship.

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