5 Reasons To Visit Chania

 

During your stay hotels chania in beautiful Crete island and specifically in the most beautiful city of Chania in many opinion, it is worth visiting the following sights of historical interest. During your visit you will feel that you are coming closer to this unique place and its historical heritage and you will understand why apart from its incomparable natural beauty and hospitable atmosphere it is considered a unique place.

Below we list 5 points that are worth spending time and visiting.

 1-The Tombs of Venizelos are located in a historical site of Chania, next to the Venetian temple of the Prophet Elias at Froudia. The ethnarch Eleftherios Venizelos and his son Sophocles Venizelos, later Prime Minister of Greece, are buried in the landscaped area next to the church.

2- The Archaeological Museum of Chania is located next to the Venetian port of the city and is housed in the katholikon of the old Venetian monastery of St. Francis of the Franciscans. Its exhibition is divided into two major sections: in the eastern part are exhibited findings from the Neolithic period to the Late Minoan period and in the western part with objects from the geometric period to the Roman years. Each showcase houses items that are sorted either by location or by category. The collections include Minoan finds from the city and the prefecture, prehistoric finds from caves, finds from tombs of the geometric period, finds from historical times from the city of Chania and from various other cities of the Prefecture, coins, jewelry (prehistoric and historical times) , sculptures, inscriptions, columns, mosaics.

3- At the entrance of the Port of Chania is the Fortress Firkas where on December 1, 1913 the Greek flag was raised sealing the Union of Crete with mother Greece. This fortress houses the Maritime Museum of Crete, which was founded to preserve the country's naval traditions. It was inaugurated on May 27, 1973, which coincided with the 32nd anniversary of the Battle of Crete. It is the second Naval Museum in Greece in terms of age and potential.

4- The lighthouse of the old port of Chania is the most recognizable point of the city, posing to all travel guides of Crete. The history of this lighthouse dates back a long time, although it took its current form from the Egyptians in the 19th century.

 5- In the area of ​​Vlites in Souda Kydonia, in a very beautifully designed environment, there is the Allied Cemetery, where every year events are held in memory of the victims of the Allies of World War II who lost their lives mainly during the Battle of Crete. There are also 19 graves of soldiers of the First World War and 37 of the Post-War period.

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