This is CHANIA, CRETE. 🇬🇷 Is it the Best city in Greece? What to do in Crete.
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- We spent a day exploring the beautiful Cretan city of Chania! It can be found on the north west side of the island of Crete (the largest Greek island).
We begin the day at Nea Chora beach, which is right in town. Here you’ll find lots of restaurants and bars along with beach chairs and umbrellas that you can rent for about 5 Euros.
Next we explore the old Venetian city walls which surround the old city. After walk up on the walls we come down to check out the Old Venetian port as well as the lighthouse, which happens to be one of the oldest in the world.
Lastly we explore the cute streets of the old city and stop to try to Cretan pies filled with spinach and mizithra cheese as well as some Greek coffee.
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Crete:It is the largest of the Greek islands and is in the Mediterranean Sea between the Sea of Crete and the Libyan Sea, south of the Peloponnese. Crete is approximately 260 km long and 60 km wide. Crete consists of four prefectures: Chania, Rethimno, Heraklion and Lasithi. If there was a beauty contest for Greek islands, Crete would surely be among the favorites. Indeed, some say there is no place on earth like Crete. This view is strongly supported by those fortunate enough to have visited the island. Crete, with a population of approximately 650,000, is not just sun, sea and sand; it is a quite distinct place full of vitality, warmth, hospitality, culture and of course an excellent infrastructure. Crete is well known for its seas and beaches but it has a very contrasting landscape.
Nea Chora Beach: It means new town, and it was the first modern part of Chania outside the venetian fortification wall. New Chora has a fishing harbour and a great beach to enjoy. You will find plenty of traditional cafes and sea food restaurants around the place. It is a great alternative to the old town because you have a beach at your doorstep, great parking place, and some of the best fish restaurants in the area.
Chania (also spelled: Haniá)is the capital city, a place where different civilizations have flourished throughout the centuries. Wandering around the Old Town’s maze-like alleys with the beautiful Venetian mansions, the fountains and the elaborate churches will help you discover well-preserved historical monuments.
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Your video is one of the reasons I went to Chania with my partner. What can I say? It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to.
the tone,accent is on the last syllable i will write it on greek to understand χανιά is the correct.you said χάνια and it's wrong
Hellas is everything, everywhere and for ever. 🇬🇷🇬🇷Crete is one of the most old islands in the humans History, with continuing culture of more than 7.000 years..
I live in Chania 🌹
Too good there sweet I visit there is am coming again is best place
Και εγώ τυχαίο να το πετάει στα προτεινόμενα; Οχι μας παρακολουθούν!!! 🤷
Και εγώ εκεί μένω.. 😂😂
@@chzshp I want to see both of you beauties
@@chzshp σε ρωτησαμε???χαχαχαχαχαχαα
I live in Chania
I love Chania😍💙
I was in the US Air Force and Stationed on Crete in 80-90s. Spent 8 years there. I left 1993 and returned July 2019. I was in Chania many times during my tour. The base closed 1993. It was great to return. Chania was my favorite place on Crete.
It must be amazing to see it 25+ years later. I can't even imagine how different it would be. It's a very special place. Thanks for watching Peter - Anna
I even met my oldGreek friends. Tears
@@DelightfulTravellers
Thank god they closed the base. I hope all US bases around the world will close eventually
Athens, Paros, Santorini and now Crete! All the places I am solo traveling to later this month! Thank you for all the insight into my vaca!
No way! You're in for a treat. Every place has been incredible and so very different at the same time. Crete feels like a whole other country! 😃 - Anna
Was there in 2018 . Absolutely wonderful ! Loved everything , the heat , the food , the old city , the port and the lovely people who live there .
Looks pretty cool. I might be heading there in a few days.
Gabriel you'll love it! Have you been before? I feel like you've been everywhere. haha. We found Crete to be so very different than the rest of Greece. Almost like it's on country if that makes sense. - Trevor
Nope, this will be my first time to Crete, never been in all my times to Greece. Yeah that's what I expect, that it would have its own culture to some extent. Looking forward to it!
Chania is a must. Also, on the south side of the island we found a few smaller gems. Paleochora is one (it's like a little surf town) and then Matala (it has some crazy history with caves and hippies..yes hippies) If you watch our Crete Beaches video you'll get a glimpse of that town at the end. It's very chill. - T
Love both of your videos from Greece! I'm planning to be making my own vlogs there - island hopping for about 5 weeks, hope to cross paths soon!
I've been to Chania when I was around 16 yrs of age... didn't see much of the culture that time, would love to go back. And this Greek food, so tasteful.
I think you guys would really enjoy it. It's slow paced with some great cafes and restaurants. Also, some bits of history of course. Crete itself is beautiful! - Anna
Very interesting. A good place to go for a vacation - vacation lovers.
THIS IS WHERE I WAS BORN, IN THE EXACT PLACE
I loved my time in greece. Just wish to go back
I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Respect from Rethymno
Thanks! We visited your city as well. Just not on film. We only had one night there but I got a great haircut... haha - Trevor
Yay can’t wait to visit Chania this winter! The town looks lovely. Thanks for posting! I couldn’t click fast enough 😊
I live in Chania, one of the most beautiful places in Crete .. the pleasure you appreciate is just love.🥰
We actually own a restaurant in New Chora.
Espresso is way stronger, than the Greek coffee.
Pies are called "Kalitsunia"
Great video!
Thanks so much Michael! 😃
I love Crete. I visited before I moved to Canada when I still lived in the UK. I was 8 months pregnant and o ly allowed to go for a week because of the flight back. I loved it.
WOW! Extremely beautiful area!
It really is. The whole island of Crete is breathtaking. We had such a great time exploring Chania. 😀 - Anna
I’ve wanted to go to Greece for years and your videos make me want to even more!
Woohoo.. that's one of our goals. To make people want to get out there and travel. You'll love Greece once you go! - Anna
you must do it soon ;)
Just been there, took a photo of a young American couple kissing under the lighthouse by accident. Then they got a beautiful photo of themselves which they did not expected before 😊
I was in Chania crete, i miss it so much OHH MY GOD I WANT TO GO BACK
I'm thinking this video made you want to go back sooner rather than later? :) - Trevor
I love Crete
Chania 💝💝💝
This is the only place in Greece, apart from Rhodes Town, where I get hassled by the restaurant owners. Apart from that ,Chania and the rest of Crete is a wonderful place to visit.
Next time in chania its a good idea to taste "bougatsa". Chania- bougatsa. Its amazing.
The smaller pies in crete are always fried in olive oil.....not baked....
And served with honey on top. At least the cheese ones. I'm surprised they were given it with no honey.
Guys some decades ago Greeks used to be mostly mountainous people. So there are thousands of beautiful mainland villages with this kind of architecture like in Croatia etc. Even in ancient Athens the houses (not the temples) looked more beige neoclassical than you think. Romans then took that architecture. White houses with blue doors/windows are mostly (I'd say only) in Cyclades islands
We found the same thing in Athens as well yeah. It really is just the Cyclades with the white / blue structures isn't it? It makes for some great photos 😃 - Trevor
I’VE BEEN IN CHANIA!
Awesome video, I've been two times in Greece and one of the times I spent in Crete - Agia Galini was the town... it's been a while now and plan a trip to Greece in October. Can't wait to go! Love all the facts you deliver for this island. The lighthouse looks so interesting! I really love old architecture and history about places and Greece looks like its made for me. Greek food is so good! Loved the vlog! Can't wait to see more of your journey!
Rob thanks for the comment. Crete is so amazing. There is just so much history here and we can't wait to show it off some more. Next up is a food video.. then.. the beach. Cheers - Trevor
I’ve just booked a holiday to this island so excited to travel here 😍.
you must do it for a week...you have to visit elafonisi ,balos,falassarna,seitan harbour,marathi,loytraki, and maybe 2 days palaiochora and samaria gorgre and more more places
Chania is beautiful, next destination Lefkada
This island is just as nice as the rest!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
100%. Every island is Arthur.👌 Thanks for watching. - Trevor
Lov Greece Lov you❤️❤️
My wife and I have just returned from Chania after 4 days there. We’re sad that we only had about an hour to see the old city before heading to the airport so this video is helping us understand what we missed and plan a return soon! Btw, the pie you guys tried was the first thing we had on our first night and I enjoyed that so much because it was the closest to Brazilian Pastel I’ve been in 2 years (we live in Belgium). But mine was a mix of both the cheese and spinach and the combination was awesome! Thanks for the video 😁🇬🇷
you need about 5-7 days to explere all the places
Beautiful .🤗
The whole island is stunning Zoran. We'll have a couple more videos on it yet. - Trevor
Yes! 'Tipsy Trevor' for the win. Keep up the great work!
What a wonderful vlog full of historical info and nice drone shots! Subbed.
Woohoo.. welcome to the channel! We're stoked that you subbed. We have a lot more on the way so get ready ✌️- Trevor
We were on Crete on Sept.2018 and loved it.... Beautiful place to visit !!! Great video work !
💜❤💗💙💚💛
No way? What areas did you visit? - Trevor
I am soon going to Platanias which is about 5 miles west of Chania
You're going to love the area William. Have so much fun - Anna
Good video as always. Thanks for sharing. One of the places I want to go.
Beautiful video! Thanks for such a beautiful video of Chania!
Το πιο ωραίο μέρος όχι μόνο σε όλη την Ελλάδα αλλά σε όλο τον κόσμο! Ήσυχες παραλίες, δεν υπάρχει κόσμος τίποτα!
I wish I could marry a woman of greece and then able to stay there forever and adopt this country. For me, Greece is most in everything. Awesome place of the world.
The pies were actually called Spanacopita which have Spinach with feta cheese inside. A local delicious snack.
That in the first scene is under my house.. The aeria is called nea chora
We stayed closed to there when we visited ✌️- Trevor
amazing!!! we will be there next year in Fall. Your drone footage is spot on. THANKS for a great vid
I'm gonna visit Crete the next month thanks for information
In the Harbour of Hania is a resident Logged head Turtle which we was lucky to see him 3 times whilst there, Fantastic. If there, we found him pretty close to Capt Nicks Glass bottom boat, hope like us you are lucky enough to catch a glimpse.
Loved crete love chaldikki
German paratroopers took Crete in WW2 in a remarkable feat. Some of the worst fighting in Western Europe took place on that island with the Cretans fighting admirably till the end . The allies being battered from land and air surrendered leaving the Germans to exact reprisals on the Cretans many of whom were taken out and executed en mass. It would be more interesting to follow the trail from Metala to Heraklion and experience the conditions.
There's a story you don't hear about too often. Thanks for letting us know LA - Trevor
Crete is in Southern Europe, not in Western Europe, you fucking moron.
Love it... Can't wait to come back!😊
Hi from chania...!!!!!
👋
The food you tried is called "calitsoúnia"
Kate Plan. Which one?
@@DelightfulTravellers the cheese and spinach pies❤
Sounds like calzone
I could actually feel the heat looking at you guys 😂😂....by the way nice video guys. You had something healthy T.....spinach
haha no wonder. We are a ball of sweat in almost all of these videos lately. Geesh. 🤣 - Trevor
Just viewed your video. Chania looks great! My brother visited there about 6 years ago. He only had good things to say about it. Don't know if anyone commented on this, but it looks like you guys were trying the Tiropita (Cheese Pie) and Spanakopita (Spinach pie). These are common throughout Greece with some variation. Sometimes they make them in large trays and cut them into squares. Other times they make them into a small pie shapes or triangle shapes. My mom used to make the spanakopita with feta as well which was a good blend of flavors. My mom is no longer with us, so this brings back memories.
Yes, it is the best city in Greece...
We may just have to agree with you Don. - Trevor
No it is not...
@@thelegend4827 yes it is. Hahahaha
1:23 you can see my house it has the blue balconies! 😆
I miss Chania. I was there June last year. I was planning to go to Croatia this year, but I just might go back to Chania
Chania is amazing right? But Croatia is very high up there for us. It may be our favourite country even. You have a pretty tough choice on your hands Samira 😃 - Trevor
How is Croatia for solo travelers like myself? I may just do like a week in Chania and a week Dubrovnik if I can’t decide
Yes it's really good miss samira habibi
I'm going to Crete, Chania today
Have fun!
It's an amazing video
so beatiful...
It's over the top right?! It completely took us by surprise. - Anna
Nice video. Thank you.
YW.. thanks for watching - Anna
lokking for holiday in crete, and i think you have just made my mind up for me of where to go. great video. Thanks a lot.
Yay! I'm glad our video helped with your decision - Anna
@@DelightfulTravellers just booked 10 days in agia marina which is only 12 mile from chania town. we really cant wait. ;-)
You two are so lovely. I love Greece very much and hope to see you and Greece one day. Hoping that day
Looks like you had a fairly decent walk in 35 degree heat! 💪
Love seeing all the beautiful old buildings and hearing about the history. Thanks for sharing! 😀
Nice as Chania is, damage caused by the Germans in WWII means the old town is more fragmented and mixed up with newer buildings. It's a fine place but just a few miles further east on the same northern coast is the town of Rethymno which has THE most charming and unspoiled old town where you can wander down narrow cobbled alleys, past welcoming tavernas and some high quality shopping. I've been to Chania once and Rethymno 3 or 4 times. Nuff said :)
We've been to Rethynmno too, we just didn't film it. It was very nice but we both give the edge of 'charm' to Chania. - Trevor
You do find the typical and beautifull blue and white buildings in chania! Not a lot but they are there!💙
We love how information your videos are! There is so much history in those cities, so it's really cool to hear all about it. That venetian port looks super cool too. Those pastries look good! Wet and soggy spinach is never good haha. Can't wait to watch more food tasting in the next video!
Thanks TT! 😃 The history is pretty easy to find in these ancient cities. It's fascinating really. The port was incredible indeed! - Anna
Perfect place
#dreamland right?
it is the best city in greece.from central gteece
It's one of our favs for sure 😃
No it is not
SUPER!!!
Hi, we are there next June for our 57th Wedding Anniversary, we will be with friends, if anyone has any recommends for a place to stay in the old town with a nice size balcony and two rooms are needed, maybe a small hotel that also has a roof terrace would be great, cost not important.
I live in Chania
Hope it’s good I. October
3:37 One of the Geocaching's location, if you know them...:P
Did you notice that only in Crete free dessert is offered? Platanias is the most packed with tourists place...Ton of hotels and luxurious suites...
Thanks for watching! We didn't notice that about the desserts actually. But I like that idea 😀 - Trevor
Only in Crete? Τι λες ρε. Όπου πας στην Ελλάδα κερνάνε γλυκό
@@BarbaPamino Ποτέ.Έχω γυρίσει Πελοπόννησο,Σποράδες και Αθήνα,πουθενά δεν έχω δει...Τώρα εσύ είσαι από βορρά?
@@ΝίκοςΤζ-ρ3γ εγώ είμαι από εξωτερικό. Ρίζες από Τρίπολη και από Φλώρινα. Όμως όπου πάω στην Ελλάδα κερνάνε γλυκό. Όχι κάθε εστιατόριο. Όμως ούτε στη Κρήτη το έχω δει σε ολα
@@BarbaPamino Ε κοίταξε αν φας πιτόγυρο μην περιμένεις και γλυκό,χεχε. Τρίπολη είχα πάει σε μια ταβέρνα όταν ήμουν σε εκδρομή,δεν μας είχαν προσφέρει,τώρα Φλώρινα δεν ξέρω.
I was on holiday there funny to see you were running the same way as i was haha
What a place right? :)
I just came back from Greece Athens2 days > Mykonoss 3 days >Santorini4days >Crete 7 days Crete but we decided to stay in Kissamos next to Balos lagoon :) is very nice beach we went there by car and the road to go Balos lagoon a little bit scary..😁
Sounds like an absolute epic trip. Greece is the best! 😃- Anna
Great video. I hope you are both doing well.
really good presentation
Thank you Joyanta 😃- Anna
χαχαχα λεει very clean τα νερα της Νεας Χωρας που οσοι μενουν στα Χανια αυτα τα νερα μεχρι το κουμ καπι ειναι απαγορευμενα xDDDD
Σε σύγκριση με τα δικά τους...
Και Ολλανδία καθαρά είναι και πόσιμα αλλα δεν βλέπονται..
Στον τιτλο λεει οτι η Κρητη ειναι πολη
@@aggelikikiparissi789 xDDD άμα του μοιάζει αυτουνού το νησί, πόλη φαντάσου πόσα είχε καπνίσει....
@@mpardo1fnbr908 για δες αμα εχεις βγαλει καμια ουρα
@@mpardo1fnbr908 Ση ηπας ...
If you go to Crete again. It would be good to try Elounda on east side. An hour away from.Heramklion Its so full of character near Agios Nikolaus. No travel vloggers are doing those
Best traditional pies in Crete:
1) kreatotourta( meat pie) ,
2) kaltsounia with wild greens and fennel.
3) lyxnarakia (sweet).
Very nice video, I live in Heraklion for about 4 years, sometimes go to Chania to visit friends. On this Island Chania and Rethimno are considered the most beautiful. Hope you enjoyed your stay. Usually the two types of pies that you ate we call spanakopitaki ( spinach pie) and tiropitaki (cheese pie), very easy to be made at home. 😊
We had a couple days in Rethimno too. It was great...we just took a break from filming those days - Anna
Nice video both of you are looking amazing if you came to Crete again Agios Nikolaos ;)
Thanks Achilleas, we're glad you enjoyed the video. - Anna
Hope it’s good in October
You should be okay!
The Olona river.
I live in Crete!!!
The difference in Greek coffee is we don't drink the coffee ground we wait for them to settle, while in Turkish the serve with spoon to stair it and drink them all together
Also, this type of coffee is drank in many eastern mediterannean and balkan countries and depending on the country you're in it's called differently with a name referring to the country you' re in.
its chaniA - not chAnia
u can have both spinach and cheese 2 gether - its called spanakotiropita...
I think that's different kind of pie, but similar, in terms of ingredients
@@yerevan70 how can it b similar if 1 has spinach and the other cheese?
my friend,i m greek,and i live in chania...
there r different pies,u can have just with cheese or just with spinach or both 2gether which as i mentioned is called spanakotiropita...u can also have it with something sweet in it...so the pie as covering is the same of course,but then u put different stuff inside which then gives it the specific taste of spinach or cheese or both or something else,u can even have them with some meat inside,or something sweet - pie means pita in greek,and depending on what u wanna have inside the pie u give it the extra name like spanakopita for spinach,tiropita for cheese,spanakotiropita for spinach + cheese etc
In 2003 I drove through this town to the airfield in my military forklift. Flew from there, over Turkey to Mosul, Iraq.
Chania has a U.S. military base near Souda Bay
Any free beaches in town to enjoy where you don’t have to rent lounge chairs and umbrellas ?
Filming outside our hotel we stay in every September Danaos! this was uploaded the day before we arrived yipee!
I'm travelling to Chania in May and very excited!! Can you tell me what the locals English is like if any? Trying to learn Greek is not going as well as I'd hoped! When did you go, as concerned about it now being hot enough in May😟 And how do people tend to dress? Thankyou so much, you've been so helpful with the video already💕
Megan Laurie most younger folks speak English but lots of people don’t. You don’t need to learn Greek. Pointing and laughing along with broken phrases with locals will get you by just fine. We were there in July and it was very hot. People dress just like anywhere else. Have so much fun - Trevor
Delightful Travellers is it good for party?
I was in Xania for a couple months this past spring. Almost everyone speaks English to varying degrees. But a little Greek can go a long way! Hello, How are you? Please, Thank you, Delicious! The Greeks are the friendliest people I've met on my travels! I've always tried to say at least a few things in the native language every country I visit (out of respect), and the Greeks are the only people to appreciate it, AND corrected my grammar - in a helpful, friendly way. The day before I left, I was informed by one of my Cretan friends, that I was no longer American, but Greek. Hahaha
Chania is nice especially in the evening :)
Yeah we really enjoyed the evenings there. They were very chill and relaxing. - Anna
Yes, narrow streets take on the charm in the evening :)
We are travelling to kos in September hopefully you'll review it in the future either way love the video all the best for the future x
I don't think we'll make it there before you go Samantha. But we'd love to hear your thoughts on it after your visit 😃- Anna
Well edited and informative video, complemented by music and good drone shots at the right spots. Did you check out the archeological museum of Chania or Minoans' World?
Thanks so much. We didn't make it the museums no. Maybe next time! - Anna
Ελα το Ελλαδισταν ❤️
Coming again sweet
Love the editing style, what do you use to edit?
As for the moats, usually, they drew the waters from the nearest rivers, looking at a map there are 2 rivers running 30km ish either side of Milan...that's a long way to haul water with horse and cart though :?
Those 7 archway things look like old boat building ramps or something? Pretty interesting though!
Hey FS! Thanks.. it's always great when someone points out the editing 😊 We use Final Cut Pro X for all the vids. You're probably right about the moats. We never thought of that. I'd say those archways were for boats as well. - Trevor