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Chania Attractions: Beaches, Archaeology & More |
| Archaeological areas are found all over Crete, in villages, mountains and coastal regions. | ||||
| A. Chania Archaeological Museum | |
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Located in the town of Chania, this small museum has a large collection of many of the antiquities and artifacts of its past. This museum can be found near the Venetian Harbor |
| B. Aptera | |
| Located 15 km from Chania, south of Souda bay, near the village of Megala Horafia, Aptera is one of the most important cities of ancient, western Crete. The city walls still standing today are reminiscent of the Cyclopean walls of Tiryns and Mycenae. One can also see the remains of a small 1st century B.C. temple of Demeter, a Roman theatre and the enormous vaulted cisterns of the Roman period | |
| C. Lissos | |
Lissos was the religious center of the cities in south-western Crete during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The most important monuments of the site are: The Temple of Asklepios, dated to the Hellenistic and Roman periods, a Roman theater, and tombs. |
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| D. Falassarna | |
Falassarna, the port of Polyrrhenia, is located at the base of the extreme northwest peninsula of the district of Chania near the village of Koutri.. The ruined remains of Cyclopean walls, tombs, house foundations, sculptures carved out of the rocks, most notably a throne are visable. |
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| E. Polirinnia | |
Located 49 km west of Chania, near Selti or Paleokastro. Polirinnia boasts the remains of a Roman aqueduct. Polyrinnia, an important ancient western Cretan city, was founded with the help of the Achaeans, who succeeded the Minoans as overlords of the island. |
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