The Chania City Guides deal with the questions every visitor to this Cretan port town has: where locals eat once you step away from the harbour front, which museums are shut on which day, how to reach the beaches and gorges by KTEL bus and where the old town goes after 10pm. Each place comes with the reason to go, what to order or look out for and one practical tip, and your guide opens in the browser the minute you pay.
About the Chania City Guides
- 143 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Chania guides
Food guide
23 places
Cheese bougatsa and Cretan pies for breakfast, old-town tavernas and meze houses, fish by the water and the market for sweets and coffee.
Things to do guide
24 places
The Venetian harbour and walls, small museums that justify the ticket, markets and walks that still work in the rain and six trips out of town.
Family guide
24 places
Parks, gardens and lakes with turtles, shallow sandy beaches, a printing museum kids can get hands-on with, more rainy-day stops and tables where children eat happily.
Nightlife guide
23 places
Cocktail bars in Venetian houses, wine and craft beer, live Cretan music, sunset drinks by the harbour and gyros into the small hours, plus the traps to skip.
Day trips guide
24 places
Beaches, gorges, south-coast villages and monasteries by KTEL bus, with a note on what stays open out of season.
Budget guide
25 places
Free walks from the harbour to the Venetian walls, town beaches, museums for a few euros, good food for under €10 and the markets and buses that keep costs down.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
TAMAM RESTAURANT CHANIA
Zampeliou 49, old town
Cretan and Anatolian dishes served inside an old Ottoman bathhouse: imam-style aubergine, goat fillet and mushroom rolls in filo. It is the most sought-after table in town, so arrive before the 20:30 queue forms. From the food guide.
Venizelos Graves
Profitis Ilias hill, east of town
A hilltop park around the tomb of Eleftherios Venizelos, with a small Venetian chapel, plenty of cats and the whole bay spread out below. Free, and the best place near town to watch the sun go down. From the things to do guide.
Imbros Gorge
Imbros, on the Chora Sfakion bus route
An 8 km descent of two to three hours between rock walls so close you can almost touch both sides. Gentler than Samaria and open in winter on dry days, with an entry fee of about €5. From the day trips guide.
From the game to the guide
World City Trail’s Chania scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the old town. When you finish, the guides take over: meze in a quiet courtyard, sunset over the bay from the Venizelos Graves, a KTEL bus to a gorge on the south side of the island or a free swim at a town beach.
Chania guides: your questions answered
What do the Chania City Guides cover?
Six guides and 143 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth going, the area, opening notes and a practical tip.
When do I get the guides?
Straight after payment: the links are on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in any phone or laptop browser, without an app or an account.
Can I use the guides offline in Chania?
Yes. Load each guide once while you are online and it keeps working without a signal, with your ticks and notes saved. Map links still need data.
Which languages can I read the guides in?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish. Switch language inside the guide whenever you like.
Do I have to buy all six guides?
No. One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99. Combined with a World City Trail game, the food guide costs €3.99 and all six €14.99.
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