Chania (pronounced “Hanya”) is considered 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.
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Facts| Population: | 53,910 in the town and 70,000 in the greater Chania area. |
| Currency: | Euro (EUR) €1 = 100 cents |
| Emergency Numbers: | Ambulance: 166
Police: 100
Fire Brigade: 199 |
| Newspapers: | Chaniotika Nea
Minima
Stigmes
Crete Gazette |
| Opening Hours: | Traditional local shop hours are generally open Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 2:30 pm, and also from 5 pm to 8 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Shops catering mainly to tourists are usually open every day of the week from 9 am to 10 pm. |
| Tourist Information: | The tourist office is called GNTO
40 Kriari Street, Megaro Pantheon, Chania
Open Mon–Fri 7:30am–2:30pm
+30 28210 92943 |
