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Souda

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Chania's port town.

Souda is the port town of Chania, where ferries from Piraeus arrive. It has a long bay, a beach and fish tavernas. The Commonwealth War Cemetery is nearby.

Souda is a relatively new town, built on what used to be salt beds and marshland, which the Turks called Tuzla. It grew from the 1870s as the port expanded, and today it's the main ferry port of western Crete, with daily ships to Piraeus. The town has fish tavernas along the bay, and the Commonwealth War Cemetery is on the shore nearby.

The Chania area is the green heart of western Crete. Around the city, olive groves and orange orchards stretch towards the White Mountains, whose peaks stay snowy until late spring. The old town, with its Venetian harbour, the market hall and countless tavernas, is never far away, and the Akrotiri peninsula adds sandy beaches, old monasteries and the Venizelos graves. Food here is a highlight: try boureki (a bake of courgettes, potatoes and cheese), kalitsounia pies and fresh fish, with a glass of local raki to finish.

Γύρω από Χανιά

Πλησιέστερη πόλη: Chania, περίπου 7 χλμ. οδικώς
Πλησιέστερο αεροδρόμιο: Chania airport (CHQ), περίπου 11 χλμ. οδικώς

The west of Crete is the island at its most dramatic. Chania has the most beautiful Venetian old town on Crete, wrapped around a harbour with a lighthouse and a domed mosque. In the evening the narrow lanes of Splantzia and the old Jewish quarter fill up with tavernas and small bars. Περισσότερα για Χανιά