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Chania Holidays
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Chania Weather
Chania, like the rest of Crete, enjoys a warm Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers. This is the best time to enjoy a holiday here, you can work on your tan right into October, and the sea is warm enough for swimming from April to November. Spring is beautiful with bursts of wild flowers and more peaceful atmosphere, and the autumn is nice when it starts to cool down.
Only in the winter does the weather turn grey and sometimes wet, but with so much to do in the city Chania is great all year round.
Things To Do on Chania Holidays
Chania is an extraordinarily attractive city with a rich and diverse history. Most of the city's sights are to be found around the harbour in the old Venetian Quarter and the surrounding maze of alleyways. There are four museums covering Chania's archaeological, naval, folklore, and Byzantine past, and many Minoan ruins are scattered around the city. At the harbour are the stunning Venetian fortifications, the Mosque of the Janissaries and a bustling covered market. North of the market is the Splantzia Quarter, a picturesque area with carved wooden balconies above narrow, cobbled streets.
There are so many attractions, and it's also an excellent base to explore the rest of western Crete with its beautiful scenery and wonderful coast: Rethymnon and Agia Pelagia are both nearby.
Culture
Chania has a rich, turbulent and often tragic history. Once the site of Kydonia, an ancient Minoan settlement, the city has since been fought over and ruled by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, Genoese, Turks and Egyptians. Unified with Greece in 1913, the city was occupied by German forces during World War Two, and was the scene of the bloody Battle of Crete.
Thankfully, the city is today experiencing a period of unrivalled peace, and has become one of the best city holiday destinations in Europe.
Throughout the year Chania plays host to a wealth of cultural events and festivals. Religious celebrations centre on Holy Week and the many saints' days, and there are commemorations of national anniversaries on the 25th of March and 28th of October. Around the 20th of May the anniversary of The Battle of Crete is marked with veteran soldiers from Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand taking part. The commemorations also involve folklore events in the city's Public Gardens.
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Chania is without doubt one of Crete's, and Greece's, most appealing cities, with stunning architecture, fascinating past and beautiful surroundings. On the Beach has the best deals on Crete holidays, so book now for and idyllic holiday in heavenly Chania.