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Food Scene
Only 8 minutes drive from the house. Day and night beer restaurant
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Bossa Nova Restaurant and Beer Bar
Only 8 minutes drive from the house. Day and night beer restaurant
Gramboussa Restaurant
1 Emmanouil Diktaki Popular taverna on the road to Balos. Cretan cuisine
Mylos Cafe
Cute cafe in Kolympari, nice location with seaview
Cretan cuisine, large garden. Suitable for children
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Ο Κήπος της Φροσύνης - Frosinis Garden
Cretan cuisine, large garden. Suitable for children
Seafood in a nice,quiet area steps from the water. A little expensive.Reservation necessary
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Thalassino Ageri
Seafood in a nice,quiet area steps from the water. A little expensive.Reservation necessary
Koukouvaya
Famous cafe with great view and desserts.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park to explore the Cretan flora & fauna
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Botanical Park & Gardens Of Crete
Eparchiaki Odos Chanion-Omalou Beautiful park to explore the Cretan flora & fauna
Lake Agias
Artificial lake with a nice cafe
Europe's largest Gorge.
Bus from Chania to Omalos (28210-93052 for routes).
After crossing the gorge boat to either Sfakia,Sougia,Paleochora and bus back to Chania.
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INational Park yeSamaria Gorge
Europe's largest Gorge.
Bus from Chania to Omalos (28210-93052 for routes).
After crossing the gorge boat to either Sfakia,Sougia,Paleochora and bus back to Chania.
Entertainment & Activities
CRETAN BREWERY SA
Taste local beer in a nice modern brewery
Limnoupolis
Large water park, must for kids
Deres Horse Riding Center
Eparchiaki Odos Maleme-Roumaton Horse riding center, nice for kids
Terra Creta
Olive oil experience tour. Olive oil production and tasting
Sightseeing
Historic monastery at the seaside, 15 minutes drive. Worth a visit
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I-Gonia Odigitria Monastery
Historic monastery at the seaside, 15 minutes drive. Worth a visit
Umgquma waseMbo
Ancient olive tree and olive tree museum!
War Shelter of Platanias
Αγίου ΔημητρίουWorld War II shelter turned into a small museum
Everything Else
Great small and quiet beach with a little taverna. 30 minutes drive from the house.
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Afrata Beach
Great small and quiet beach with a little taverna. 30 minutes drive from the house.
Beautiful secluded beach, around 1 hour to get there from the house. Very scenic route though the last part might not be easy for a conventional cal/dont know of the exact road conditions at the moment). Also accessible via boat from Platanias
*Bring water/food with you!
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Menies Beach
RodopouBeautiful secluded beach, around 1 hour to get there from the house. Very scenic route though the last part might not be easy for a conventional cal/dont know of the exact road conditions at the moment). Also accessible via boat from Platanias
*Bring water/food with you!
Isitsha saseFalassarna
Popular, very beautiful sandy beaches (3 of them)
Astonishing scenery.Less than 1 hour drive plus 15' walk to the beach with great view from the top. Boats from Kissamos to Balos is a more "touristic" option but you get to see more.
*Note that Balos is a lagoon
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Isitsha saseBalos
Astonishing scenery.Less than 1 hour drive plus 15' walk to the beach with great view from the top. Boats from Kissamos to Balos is a more "touristic" option but you get to see more.
*Note that Balos is a lagoon
1 hour and 15 minutes. Famous, beautiful huge beach with very shallow waters perfect for kids.
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Elafonisi
1 hour and 15 minutes. Famous, beautiful huge beach with very shallow waters perfect for kids.
Drinks & Nightlife
Atmospheric open air bar hidden in an alley in Chania old town.
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Sinagogi Bar
Parodos KondilakiAtmospheric open air bar hidden in an alley in Chania old town.
Shopping
Chania Public Market
Platia AgorasLocal products and aritfacts at the center of Chania