Explore Chania town with pick up (price per group of 6)

Will drop you off at Talos square on the west side of Chania old town, which is more authentic and unspoiled. You will have around 2 hours available to walk around on your own in the picturesque alleys, explore the town, shop or have lunch.

Will drop you off at Talos square on the west side of Chania old town, which is more authentic and unspoiled. You will have around 2 hours available to walk around on your own in the picturesque alleys, explore the town, shop or have lunch.

Chania lighthouse is the oldest light house in the Mediterranean, built in 1864. The lighthouse is the main landmark of Chania. The tower is 21m high and is built on a stone base, located at the end of the old harbour's pier opposite to the fortress of Firkas. Visitors are not allowed to enter the lighthouse. Chania lighthouse was first constructed by the Venetians around 1600, destroyed in the siege of Chania and it took its final form, in the shape of a minaret, during the Egyptian occupation. It was restored in 1996.

The fortress of Firkas on the northwest side of the port of Chania was constructed between 1610 and 1645 to protect the Venetian harbour entrance from raiders. After the fall of the city of Chania in the hands of the Turks in 1645, it was renamed “Firka” which in Turkish means “barrack”. On the northern side of the Firka fortress were six consecutive domes, that sheltered the large cannons, so that they would face the entrance of the harbor and face any possible attacker. The Firka Fortress was used as a prison since then and up to the Greek civil war of the 20th century. During the Ottoman rule, the Firka Fortress constituted the seat of the military governor of the city. It is the place where the Greek flag was raised, in 1913, the year of the reunion of Crete with Greece. Today, at the entrance of the Fortress is situated the Maritime Museum.

During the Venetian occupation (1204-1669) Neoria, the shipyards were built. In 1467, Venice ordered the construction of 16 shipyards. During the Turkish occupation shipyards were converted in military warehouses. Today 7 shipyards survive. Entrance is not allowed.

Chania is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe. The Minoan civilisation dates before 3000BC and it somehow violently ended in 1250BC after the eruption of Santorini volcano. At Kasteli hill the ongoing archaeological excavations unearthed the foundations of buildings and the streets.

Its a shore excursion tour, pick up and return to Souda port. Souda is 20-minute drive from Chania, one way.

Will visit the Commonwealth Cemetery where mainly British, New Zealanders and Australians are buried. The Battle of Crete lasted from 20th May to 1st of June 1941 and was the first airborne only operation in history. The cemetery has panoramic views of Souda bay and the White Mountains (Lefka Ori)

Venizelos graves is actually a big park with panoramic views of Chania town and the old port.