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Chania, Crete

It did not take me long to fall in love with Chania, Crete. Maybe all of ten minutes after I arrived at sunrise in late March 2009. My friend Nikos had been urging me to come since my Crete pages were very deficient since I had not visited the island in several years. He read my pages and asked me why I didn't like Crete. I explained I liked Crete a lot but I was just not that enamoured with the whole resort movement going on there. He told me to come to Chania, that it was different. He was right. Chania may be the best city in Greece. With a long history, a spectacular old city that surrounds the Venetian harbor and in the best part of Crete for daytrips to beautiful beaches, the famous gorges and scenic mountain villages, Chania is the place I recommend staying for anyone who is including Crete in their itinerary of Greece. This is my guide to Chania, wonderful place to visit and maybe an even better place to live.
Introduction to Chania	The Old City	The New City	Chania Restaurants
West of Chania	Akrotiri/Souda Bay and South	Beaches	Hotels in Chania
South to Samarian Gorge	South to Sfakia	Transportation:	Nick's Excursions
More of Crete	Chania Photos	Western Crete Photos	Taxi Tours from Chania
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