Chania: facts

At a glance

• Country: Greece
• Region: Crete
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 53,910
• Coordinates: 35.5112° N, 24.0292° E
• Time zone: Europe/Athens (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Athens: 276 km (172 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Chania International Airport (CHQ): 11 km (7 mi), straight line
• Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER): 106 km (66 mi), straight line
• Kithira Airport (KIT): 125 km (77 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gerani: 14 km (9 mi)
• Zourva: 15 km (10 mi)
• Zounaki: 18 km (11 mi)
• Zouridhiana: 18 km (11 mi)
• Vryses: 22 km (13 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Irakleion, 103 km (64 mi)

Things to see

• Daskalogiannis (memorial)
• Etz Hayyim Synagogue (attraction)
• Eleftherios Venizelos 'Museum (museum)
• Greek Evangelical Church of Chania (church)
• Shipwreck memorial (artwork)
• Tower of Chalepa (castle)