Stay
- Domes Zeen (luxury resort)
- Azade (hotel in old town)
- Ammos (hotel in old town)
- Airbnb in old town
- Villa close to Chania
Eat:
- Thallasino Ageri (for sunset dinner)
- Senal (for dinner/drinks)
- Salis (for sunset dinner in the old port)
- Kafeneio Fix (for a traditional Greek Meze)
- Red Jane bakery (near the old town)
- Maiami (a seafront art gallery with food/drinks, opens daily 5pm)
- Bougatsa of Iordanis (for the best Bougatsa – a traditional cretan breakfast cheese)
- Koukouvagia (for sunset with desserts)
- Carte postale (for sunset dinner or drinks)
- Almyriki (Zorba beach, Stavros)
- Studio Oxo nou (a bohemian cofé/bar by the sea)
- Gramvousa Restaurant (a popular tavern)
Beaches:
- Zorba, Stavros (eat Almyriki)
- Falassarna (Liokalivo beach club) + Gramvousa Restaurant for dinner
- Marathi (eat Patrelantonis) + Seitan Limani (go early to avoid the crowd) + Studio Oxo Nou on the way back
- Elafonisi (beach with pink sand)
- Balos (a day trip via ferry from Kisamos port)
Visit:
- Loutro – a picturesque village accessible only by boat, worth spending 2 nights during summertime for relaxing holidays to visit nearby beaches Marmara and Ggika Nera
- Samaria gorge (a national park, the largest gorge in Europe)
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