Chania Old Town Walking Tour – Self-Guided Route with Map & Insider Tips (2026)

A Chania Old Town walking tour is the best way to understand what makes this city extraordinary. Most visitors do a loop around the Venetian Harbour, take a photo at the lighthouse, and feel like they’ve seen Chania. They’ve seen the surface. The real city — its layers of Minoan, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian, Ottoman […]

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Things to do in Crete

Samaria Gorge Hike – Complete Guide: Distance, Difficulty, Tips & What to Expect (2026)

The Samaria Gorge hike is one of the great walks of the Mediterranean — 16 kilometres through the dramatic White Mountains of Crete, descending 1,250 metres from a high mountain plateau down to the turquoise waters of the Libyan Sea. It is, for many visitors to Crete, the single biggest day of their entire trip.