2 day itinerary in Chania, Greece

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[{"address":"Boutique Hotel Del Doge","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":35.515987661333966,"longitude":24.016968000000016},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Chania is home to the magnificent old town and the romantic harbor of Venice. There are historic buildings and flavorful restaurants.\n\nBesides, the area is known for over 30 paradisiac beaches that you can easily visit in a day trip even if you are in town for only a few days."},{"type":"text","content":"# Where to stay - Boutique Hotel Del Doge"},{"metadata":{"width":840,"height":460},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2F235090705.jpg?alt=media&token=8b8f8650-495e-4e85-bb98-7b5088401a86"},{"type":"text","content":"TRADITIONAL BOUTIQUE DEL DOGE HOTEL is a 15th-century Venetian house in the old town of Chania. It consists of 8 comfortable rooms in traditional style for 2-5 people. There is also a terrace where our guests can enjoy the sun. Very close to the hotel is the ancient port of Venice and 500 meters away there is a large sandy beach. DEL DOGE HOTEL is 16 km from the airport and 7 km from the Suda bay seaport, where daily trips to Athens depart. Very close (500m) to the Hotel is also Chania's main bus station, from where you can reach every village and beach of the Province."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.dogehotel.com/"},{"type":"text","content":"The property is a 10-minute walk from the beach. The 15th-century Venetian-style Hotel Del Doge is located in the center of Chania, 50 meters from the Venetian Harbour. It offers free Wi-Fi, a rich breakfast and self-catering rooms with romantic decor. Air-conditioned rooms feature traditional dark wood or wrought-iron furniture.\n\nAll rooms are fitted with an LCD satellite TV and a kitchenette equipped with a fridge and coffee-making facilities. Some rooms of the Traditional Hotel Del Doge include a dining area. Breakfast is served in the guest room or in the hotel's cafe with views of the cobbled street and the beautiful old market. There is an on-site gift shop with handmade jewelry and souvenirs.\n\nThe hotel provides information about the famous Samaria Gorge. Traditional Cretan restaurants, museums and bars are all within a 5-minute walk from the Del Doge Traditional Hotel. Chania Airport is 17 km away, while Souda Port is 7 km away."},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2FSnaptik_7079797453054119174_smilecruises.mp4?alt=media&token=b5a020bf-0e3b-4590-85de-d2b6604ac9f9"}]},{"address":"Old Town","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":35.51694852470941,"longitude":24.019338946210297},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Chania Old Town"},{"metadata":{"width":800,"height":533},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2F11.webp?alt=media&token=9ee40c26-57a8-4915-9891-c8c213e0bf13"},{"type":"text","content":"Chania Old Town in Crete is truly an iconic landmark in Greece that you should add to your Greek bucket list! We really appreciated its picturesque pedestrian streets and how the old city has managed to preserve its historicity and unique architecture.\n\nThe blend of Venetian, Turkish, traditional and modern architecture creates a perfect blend of East and West. A wander through the different districts will bring you to a number of must-see attractions including Venice's Old Port, Maxeradika (Knife Street), Crete's Maritime Museum located inside Fort Firkas, as well as the Museum The Chania Archaeological Museum is located in the city in a former Venetian monastery."},{"metadata":{"width":720,"height":514},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2F22.jpg?alt=media&token=226ce1d9-69da-42c8-add6-c4ee75bacb98"},{"type":"text","content":"## Attractions in Splantzia District of Chania Old Town:\n* Square Splantzia / Plateia 1821\n* Church of Agios Nikolaos with a minaret\n* Little Church of Agia Eirini\n* Church of San Rocco\n* Ahmet Aga Minaret\n* Knife Street - Maxeradika\n* Daliani Street - The place to go in the evening"},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2FSnaptik_7093083869070527750_meca.mp4?alt=media&token=73c9d870-b1d4-47d4-84af-2da62972e17f"}]},{"address":"Chania Public Market","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":35.51457796133337,"longitude":24.020121949999982},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Chania Public Market"},{"metadata":{"width":730,"height":487},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2Fcental-market-in-chania.webp?alt=media&token=5e092efc-67ce-4297-b6ba-de7ede2d9da4"},{"type":"text","content":"There is no better place to get a taste of the city than by visiting Agora - Chania's municipal market -. Start your day with an authentic taste of Crete.\n\nGet inside the market, visit the various shops and discover local tastes, so popular when vendors invite you to sample some of their own produce.\n\nChoose cheeses (like Graviera and Myzithra), thyme honey, and olive oil. Feel the aroma of herbs and spices and explore the multitude of greens and fruits on display.\n\n* Agora of Chania is located on Sofoklis Venizelos Square"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g189415-d2369725-r282661967-Municipal_Market_of_Chani-Chania_Town_Chania_Prefecture_Crete.html"}]},{"address":"Old Venetian Port of Chania","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":35.51716551133448,"longitude":24.017565400000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Spend the afternoon in Venetian Harbor"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":465},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2FCrete-Tours-1140x530.jpg?alt=media&token=193571a1-ec35-4030-8ab7-115be6a7dd14"},{"type":"text","content":"After you've toured the market, leave the back door and walk West until you reach Halidon Street and when you get there, turn right and walk down to the sea.\n\nIn less than 10 minutes, you'll be surrounded by the magical Venetian atmosphere of Chania's old port.\n\nThe old Chania Harbor was built during the years when the Venetians ruled the island over a period of about 300 years. There are two very distinct basins, the western one that begins at Fort Firkas and ends at the Janissaries Mosque, and the eastern one, where the new marina is located.\n\nSoak in the views, explore Venetian architecture and wooden Turkish balconies. A short walk along the port brings you to Fort Firkas ."},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2FSnaptik_7006023319849815302_v3silik7.mp4?alt=media&token=86dbdd11-cde4-4ace-9991-d1027ea4b94e"}]},{"address":"Firka Venetian Fortress","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":35.519053561335255,"longitude":24.015184050000013},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Day 2:\n* Firka Venetian Fortress\n* Konak Mosque\n* Lighthouse of Chania\n* Barbarossa\n"},{"type":"text","content":"# Firka Venetian Fortress"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":667},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2FFirkas-Fortress-Chania-Crete-allincrete.com-8.jpg?alt=media&token=a0b724a6-a88f-425e-aeaa-ffb0233a8503"},{"type":"text","content":"On the northwestern side of the port of Chania the Venetians built the Revellino del Porto, a fortified construction for the protection of the harbor. The construction began around the end of the 16th century and was concluded in 1620."},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":667},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2Ffirka-air4.jpg?alt=media&token=03bf47ad-e52f-4339-a262-df6bf9671563"},{"type":"text","content":"The structure was completed only a few years before the Venetian city fell to the Ottoman Empire. Its original name was Fortezza Revellino del Porto and its main use was defensive but it was also the headquarters of the Army Commander in town. Inside, there were areas devoted to the storage of ammunition.\n\nAfter the arrival of the Turks, the structure was used as barracks for the Ottoman soldiers, and it was then when it got the name of Firkas (which in Turkish means barrack). Parts of the building were used as a prison for the revolutionary rebels during the civil war.\n\nIf you have some extra time, visit the Maritime Museum of Chania inside the fortress, or walk towards the watchtower facing the lighthouse."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.chaniatourism.gr/monument/firka-fortress/"},{"type":"link","content":"http://mar-mus-crete.gr/en/the-museum/"}]},{"address":"Yali Mosque","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":35.51737971133459,"longitude":24.017828200000004},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Hassan Pascha Mosque - Kyuchuk Hassan"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":653},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2FMosque_harbour_Chania_2.jpg?alt=media&token=3d9971ca-49cd-4b12-91a7-a414caa36421"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":760},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2Fyali-konak-mosque.jpg?alt=media&token=fb9c9860-a7ce-455a-8f47-bbe16580d927"},{"type":"text","content":"The Yali Mosque is a cute, very ornate octagonal Mosque on the main, Konak square. It's very small, one of the smallest I've ever saw.\nYali has a very decorative exterior made of bricks and hand painted color tiles. It was closed when we visited, however you can peek through windows, but the interior is very plain and ordinary.\nBeing so small, it's a nice match with similar size Clock tower standing few steps from it in the middle of the square."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/chania/hassan-pascha-mosque-58318633/"}]},{"address":"Lighthouse of Chania","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":35.51954976133548,"longitude":24.019932950000012},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# The Venetian Lighthouse of Chania"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":641},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2Flighthouse-6.jpg?alt=media&token=c485b5eb-ad1d-4830-953d-756276c501c2"},{"type":"text","content":"Also known as Faros, one of Chania's most iconic sights is its lighthouse.\nConsidered the oldest existing lighthouse in Greece and one of the oldest in the world, the Venetian Navy built the lantern to guard Chania's harbor in the sixteenth century.\nAlso known as the Lighthouse of Venice and the Lighthouse of Egypt, it's no wonder this lighthouse resembles a tower. In the early 19th century, the lighthouse collapsed in a storm after years of being abandoned by the Turks.\nBetween 1824 and 1832, Egyptian soldiers stationed around the island redesigned and rebuilt the structure."},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":806},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2FSnaptik_7003110746506710278_crete-travel-guide.mp4?alt=media&token=ce009dd5-66cc-466f-974f-90b22a5541f3"}]},{"address":"Barbarossa","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":35.51845891133503,"longitude":24.018802750000024},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"After dinner, enjoy a walk back to town and stop for a cocktail at Barbarossa, right in front of the lighthouse."},{"metadata":{"width":960,"height":1280},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2F22382525_1477994632253595_3090534642563263561_o.jpg?alt=media&token=7175e559-bfa5-42a5-a71b-d2087fa85b7d"},{"metadata":{"width":840,"height":429},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FNFMzWK7bNIV4rOO7xQv6%2F12936578_1000283290024734_3941446853007253315_n.jpg?alt=media&token=be7f0ca3-74a1-4fb3-8cbf-1040e4be6525"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g189415-d7988804-Reviews-Barbarossa-Chania_Town_Chania_Prefecture_Crete.html"}]}]