Welcome to Chania
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Chania (say “Hanya”) must be the loveliest port town in Greece. Swallows soar in sheer blue skies above the semicircle of tall Venetian houses around its picture-perfect Old Harbour. The tables of scores of bars and restaurants line the quayside. Behind the harbour front, narrow, traffic-free shopping lanes thread through the atmospheric Old Town. On either side of the town, sandy beaches stretch along the coast.
Facts
| Population | 53,500 in the town and 70,000 in the greater Chania area. |
| Currency | Euro, 1€=100 cents |
| Opening hours | Traditional local shop hours are generally Mon-Sat from 8 am to 2.30 pm, and also from 5 pm to 8 pm on Tue and Thu. Shops catering mainly to tourists are usually open every day of the week from 9 am–10 pm. |
| Newspapers | Chaniotika Nea Minima Stigmes Crete Gazette |
| Emergency numbers | Ambulance 166 Police 100 Fire 199 |
| Tourist information | The tourist office is called GNTO. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 7.30 am - 2.30 pm Address: 40 Kriari Street (off 1866 Square) Tel : +30 28210 92943 |
