Chania: what to see and where to eat

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54,559 people live here

Nearest airport: Chania International Airport "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" (CHQ), about 12.22 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

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Things to see

  • Kydonia

    Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0

    ancient city

    Kydonia

    ancient city in Crete, Greece

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Aptera

    Aeleftherios / CC BY-SA 3.0

    ancient city

    Aptera

    ancient city in western Crete, Greece

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque

    Jebulon / CC0

    mosque

    Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque

    mosque in Greece

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    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-03-03

    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Agia Triada Monastery

    Wolfgang Sauber / CC BY-SA 3.0

    monastery

    Agia Triada Monastery

    monastery in Chania Municipality, Greece

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    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • Archaeological Museum of Chania

    Tomisti / CC BY-SA 4.0

    archaeological museum

    Archaeological Museum of Chania

    archaeological museum in Crete, Greece

    We-Mo 08:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-02-21

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-02-21

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  • Etz Hayyim Synagogue

    User:Nikater / CC BY-SA 3.0

    synagogue

    Etz Hayyim Synagogue

    synagogue in Chania, Crete

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Gouverneto Monastery

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    monastery

    Gouverneto Monastery

    monastery in Chania Municipality, Greece

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Izzeddin Fortress

    Jlundqvi / CC BY-SA 3.0

    fortress

    Izzeddin Fortress

    ottoman fortress in Souda Bay, Crete

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Nautical Museum of Crete

    Wouter Hagens / CC BY-SA 3.0

    maritime museum

    Nautical Museum of Crete

    nautical museum in Crete, Greece

    May 02-Oct 31 Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; May 02-Oct 31 Su 10:00-16:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-10-16

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-10-16

    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Chania Lighthouse

    Jebulon / CC0

    lighthouse

    Chania Lighthouse

    lighthouse in Greece

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Dimotiki Agora Chanion

    Geotiger18 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    market hall

    Dimotiki Agora Chanion

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Church of St Mary Magdalene

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    eastern orthodox church building

    Church of St Mary Magdalene

    church building in Chania, Crete Region, Greece

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  • Arkoudiotissa Cave

    Wolfgang Sauber / CC BY-SA 3.0

    cave

    Arkoudiotissa Cave

    cave in Greece

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    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    museum

    Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa

    museum in Greece

    24/7 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-03-03

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-03-03

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  • Moni Katholiko

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    monastery

    Moni Katholiko

    monastery in Chania Municipality, Greece

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    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Panagia Zerviotisa, Stilos

    Jerzy Strzelecki / CC BY-SA 3.0

    church building

    Panagia Zerviotisa, Stilos

    church building in Stylos, Crete Region, Greece

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Museum of Typography

    Wikielia / CC BY-SA 4.0

    museum

    Museum of Typography

    typography museum in Souda, Crete

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    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-02-21

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Souda, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Church of Agios Rokkos

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    eastern orthodox church building

    Church of Agios Rokkos

    Orthodox church in Chania Municipality, Greece

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Monastery of Agios Ioannis the Merciful

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    monastery

    Monastery of Agios Ioannis the Merciful

    monastery in Chania Municipality, Greece

    Opening hours Not checked

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    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • Souda Bay

    Jlundqvi / CC BY-SA 3.0

    bay

    Souda Bay

    bay of Crete, Greece

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    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • Agioi Theodoroi

    Martin Belam / CC BY-SA 2.0

    island

    Agioi Theodoroi

    island off Chania, Greece

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    About 8 km from the city centre

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  • Souda

    Erik Przekop / CC BY-SA 2.0

    island

    Souda

    islet near Chania, Crete, Greece

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Akrotiri, Crete

    Wolfgang Sauber / CC BY-SA 3.0

    peninsula

    Akrotiri, Crete

    peninsula east of Chania city, Crete, Greece

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    About 11 km from the city centre

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  • eastern orthodox cathedral

    Presentation of the Virgin Mary Cathedral

    church building in Chania, Crete Region, Greece

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Gulf of Chania

    Beemwej / CC BY-SA 3.0

    bay

    Gulf of Chania

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    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Agios Nikolaos in Chania

    church building in Chania, Crete Region, Greece

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Assumption Cathedral, Chania

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    catholic cathedral

    Assumption Cathedral, Chania

    church building in Chania, Crete Region, Greece

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Fortifications of Chania

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    fortification

    Fortifications of Chania

    defensive structures around Chania, Crete, Greece

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Karga

    Benoît Prieur / CC0

    island

    Karga

    island off Chania, Greece

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    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • Agia lake

    Marina Padouva / CC BY-SA 4.0

    lake

    Agia lake

    lake in Greece

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    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • Perivolia Municipal Stadium

    Ddiamond99 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    stadium

    Perivolia Municipal Stadium

    building in Chania, Crete Region, Greece

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  • Maleme German War cemetery

    Manos Bourdakis / CC BY-SA 3.0

    war cemetery

    Maleme German War cemetery

    German war cemetery in Crete, Greece

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    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • ancient city

    Polychna

    ancient town in Chania, Crete

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    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • Fallschirmjäger memorial

    AWI / CC BY-SA 3.0

    monument

    Fallschirmjäger memorial

    German war memorial for German parachutists who fell during the ten-dayBattle of Crete in World War II

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  • Leon

    Erik Przekop / CC BY-SA 2.0

    island

    Leon

    small island in Souda Bay off the coast of Crete, Greece

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    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • commonwealth war graves commission maintained cemetery

    Suda Bay War Cemetery

    commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Crete

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  • Almyrida

    Jlundqvi / CC BY-SA 3.0

    beach

    Almyrida

    seaside resort village in Apokorónas, Crete, Greece

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    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • island

    Palaiosouda

    island off Chania, Greece

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    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • ancient city

    Ceraea

    former town in Ancient Crete

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    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • School Life Museum

    Jose Goncalves / Public domain

    museum

    School Life Museum

    academia exhibits Museum

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  • War Museum of Chania

    Geotiger18 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    military museum

    War Museum of Chania

    museum in Greece

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mountain

    Chorafakia

    mountain in Chania municipality, Greece

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    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • Aptera Fortress

    Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0

    fortress

    Aptera Fortress

    Chania

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Agioi Apostoloi

    Chania / CC BY-SA 3.0

    island

    Agioi Apostoloi

    island off Chania, Greece

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  • ancient city

    Cisamus (Aptera)

    ancient city of Crete

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Monastery Saint John the Theologian

    C messier / CC BY-SA 4.0

    monastery

    Monastery Saint John the Theologian

    monastery in Chania Municipality, Greece

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Skloka

    mountain in Chania municipality, Greece

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    About 15 km from the city centre

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Places to eat

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