Top Things to do in Chania Prefecture
Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Chania Prefecture, Crete
Discover the best top things to do in Chania Prefecture, Greece including Souda Bay War Cemetery, Agia Kiriaki Church, German Military Cemetery, Archaeological Site of Ancient Aptera, Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada), Old Venetian Harbor, The Ancient City Lissos, Hall, Orthodox Academy Of Crete, Gramvousa Fortress.
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1. Souda Bay War Cemetery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 403 reviews
Suda Bay War Cemetery is located approximately 5 km east from the centre of Chania (Xania). There are now 1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 776 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate a number of casualties believed to be buried among them. The cemetery also contains 19 First World War burials brought in from Suda Bay Consular Cemetery, 1 being unidentified. There are also 7 burials of other nationalities and 37 non-war burials.
Reviewed By mariannecn
To be honest, I had never really thought that a visit to a cemetery would be in any way inspiring or memorable, but I was totally wrong. For the first time I understood what it meant to pay one's respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War 2. Reading the inscriptions makes one feel so humble and thankful. All those very young boys, who should have had their lives in front of them, ended up a long way away from home. I had no idea that the CWGC maintained war cemeteries and was so impressed by the beauty and simplicity of this one. It was a very moving and emotional experience.
2. Agia Kiriaki Church
3. German Military Cemetery
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4.5 based on 506 reviews
Reviewed By Deutschexpat13 - Pulheim, Germany
Roughly 20 km west of the Crete port city of Chania, up on a hill looking down at the Maleme airport, one will find the German military cemetery at Maleme. From April to November 1960, German casualties were collect from around the island to the Gonia monastery. They were collected from 60 sites around the island. In 1971, they are placed in the Cemetery at Maleme. The cemetery was officially inaugurated in 1974. 4,468 fallen soldiers from the Second World War rest on the site. The names of 360 soldiers who fell on the island but could not be recovered are immortalized on metal plaques on the memorial site in the middle of the grave fields. Information plaques are in Greek, German and English
4. Archaeological Site of Ancient Aptera
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4.5 based on 682 reviews
Reviewed By 777SarahB777 - Guildford, United Kingdom
Fascinating site with multiple civilisations evidenced, most impressive are the Roman cisterns and bathhouse, Greek temple, amphitheater and peristyle house
5. Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada)
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4.5 based on 482 reviews
Reviewed By cretanplaces - Heraklion, Greece
One of the most impressive 17th c. monasteries in Greece. The landscape is picturesque and the architecture of the monastery is scenic, actually this monument is notable for its unique artistic combination of the Byzantine tradition with the Italian mannerism.
6. Old Venetian Harbor
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4.5 based on 6,412 reviews
Reviewed By lovetrav_9 - Old Colwyn, United Kingdom
There is so much to see and do in this busy Harbour area including ample shops, bars, restaurants and cafes, boat trips, a museum, an art gallery and the lighthouse plus fabulous views to enjoy. It is also a great walking area. On top of all that, we had a superb lunch. Our time was sadly limited as we had to return to our hotel in Chersonisos, but had a most enjoyable visit and we definitely recommend.
7. The Ancient City Lissos
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4.5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By ValentineH92 - London, United Kingdom
To reach the ancient city of Lissos we walked from Sougia on the well marked trail up the Lissos gorge and over the hill and down a rough zig-zag path to Lissos. This walk of one and a half hours should not be underestimated. The descent in to the Lisos plain is quite tough especially in the heat. At first sight Lissos looks like a pile of rocks but there is spectacular history here of a flourishing city from the 3rd century BC. Give yourself time to recover from the walk before paying attention to the ruins. The first building you come to is the temple with a Roman mosaic, further down near the harbour is the chapel. Whole area is atmospheric and hard to believe once an important city. After a cool swim we waited for our pre-ordered water taxi - Captain George (plenty of adverts for him in Sougia) - who arrived promptly to whisk us away.
8. Hall
9. Orthodox Academy Of Crete
10. Gramvousa Fortress
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4.5 based on 525 reviews
Reviewed By KatrienS955 - Ghent, Belgium
There is a decent climb up to the Venetian fortress, of which rather little is left. One can still visit the chapel, and see where the walls were. The reason to climb up however, are the great views of the bays surrounding the fortress, located on an island. For those unwilling to climb up, there is a nice beach at the bottom, and even there there are great views. There is also a ruined boat lying inside the bay.
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