Hania · Old Town, Crete · Greece

Old Venetian Port of Chania

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easy

10/10

best: evening, morning

romantic, vibrant, nostalgic

A local would say...

Eat dinner in an open-air Venetian ruin — the roof was bombed in WWII and no one ever replaced it.

The magnificent Venetian harbour of Hania — a web of atmospheric streets that tumble onto a stunning waterfront, where restored townhouses have become restaurants and boutique hotels, and where ruins house tavernas. The prominent former mosque on the harbour adds an Ottoman layer to the Venetian grandeur. Hania's back streets hide some of the finest restaurants on Crete, many housed in roofless Venetian ruins open to the stars.