Chania

Introduction

Chania is the second largest city on the Greek island of Crete with about 65,000 inhabitants in the city itself, but over twice as many in the greater area. It's about 145 kilometres from Heraklion and 70 kilometres from Rethymno, both to the east of Chania.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

Events and Festivals

Weather

Chania has one of the best climates in all of Europe, the typical Mediterranean variety with mild winters when most of the rain falls and long, dry, sunny and warm summers. From May to early October, daytime temperatures are generally between 25 °C and 30 °C, while nights are in the 16-21 °C range. Winters from December to March are mostly around 16-18 °C and nights around 10 °C. Nearly all of the annual 600mmm of rain falls from October to March, and summers are dry as a bone!

Getting There

By Plane

Chania International Airport (CHQ) mostly offers seasonal flights (April-October), for example to/from Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Berlin, Nürnberg, Graz, Linz, Vienna, London, Luxembourg, Brussels, Oslo, Helsinki, Manchester, Amsterdam, Billund, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Malmo and Stockholm. Flights that operate year round include those to/from Moscow, Athens, Thessaloniki, Larnaca, Tirana and Baku.

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Anek Lines has daily services from Piraeus to Chania v.v.

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

Hellenic Post is the Greek postal service. On their website you find more information about options to send letters, postcards and parcels and there is a search function regarding post offices and post boxes. It also has information on services like paying bills, transferring money, financial products etc. Greek post codes are five digits long and are usually written as follows; 123 45.
The first three digits are used to identify the city, municipality or prefecture, for example the digits between 100 and 180 relate to the city of Athens. The last two digits identify a street or part of a street. Most post offices are open Monday to Friday from 07:30-14:00, although the largers ones usually have longer opening hours.

External Links

• Official Website