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Introduction
150km (95 miles) W of Iraklion Until the 1980s, Chania was one of the best-kept secrets of the Mediterranean: a delightful provincial town nestled between mountains and sea, a labyrinth of atmospheric streets and structures from its Veneti... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Plane -- Olympic Airways offers at least three flights daily to and from Athens in high season. (Flight time is about 50 min.) Flights to Chania from other points in Greece go through Athens. Aegean Airlines also offers a se... Continue reading »
Chania Travel Experiences
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Chania, Crete
Thursday morning, and thanks to Toni’s insistence of having curtains open, we were up with the birds again. A “quaint” breakfast was incl... Continue reading »
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Plakias
Plakias is another small beach front town and it was just gorgeous! The youth hostel was tucked away in an olive grove and was so so grea... Continue reading »
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Iraklio
Crete.Has the most interesting nightclub with it's best attribute being the bathroom. Seriously, we frequented it several times jus... Continue reading »
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Crete Blamed for Pottery Hatred
The biggest island in Greece, Crete, was the next morning’s stop but we only had 2 hours to spend here. Strange. There was only enough ti... Continue reading »
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Rethymno
We went to Matala beach before hitting Rethymno and spent 2 nights there. It used to be a big hippy hangout with caves where everyon... Continue reading »
