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.
Chania now
19.4 The wind has finally died down and last night was calm. Today is Chania market so we head off ‘early’. Driving into Chania was sad in some ways. Like most Greek towns it is always a bit ramshackle on the outskirts but what was especially noticeable was the number of closed shops. I think around a 25% minimum ...
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To Chania and beyond!!
Another ancient monument (and Maurice) Had a lovely day in Chania today. Weather warm, sunny ...
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New tastes
Inspired by the pie we ate in Chania I looked up a recipe to have a go myself. As always this was made difficult by no equipment or measuring facilities but eventually arrived at a sort of pastry ...
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