Chania old town private tour with licenced guide (price for 6)

Chania old town private tour with licenced guide (price for 6)

By Niriis Tours

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Overview

This is a private walking tour with a licenced guide for 6 guests.
Chania is a melting pot of civilisations and cultures, each invader leaving its mark on history, architecture and culture. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe dating back to the Minoan civilisation 3000BC.
Our licenced guides are locals, fluent in English, know this place intimately and love sharing the knowledge. We will walk around the picturesque alleys and explain the culture, history and traditions and how they formed the modern day city of Chania. Our guides can talk on any topic you might be interested, its a private tour so we are very flexible.
If you wish transfer from Souda/cruise ship port or hotel near Chania town, it can be arranged for an extra price, usually around 150 euro.

Activity location

Chania Old Town
- Chania Town, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

Daskalogianni 1
- 1 Daskalogianni
- 731 32, Chania, Greece

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Chania Old Town Tour in English

3h
Opening hours: Tue 07:00-16:00
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

€470.00 x 1 Traveller€470.00

Total

What's included, what's not

Guiding Services
Optional transfer for 150 euro extra from Souda / cruise ship port or hotel 20 miles radius of old town.

Know before you book

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
In case of traveller's serious health problems or other medical concerns please notify us
In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Chania Old Town

1h

Will tour Chania old town with a licenced guide for 3 hours, with a break in the middle. We will walk through and talk about history, culture, food or anything that interests you. Will visit so many landmarks these are the most important: Archaeological site at Kasteli hill, Cathedral of Chania, Splantzia square, Venetian shipyards, Venetian aristocratic buildings, coat of arms and Venetian landmarks, honey and other delicacies tasting, Firka fortress, view of landmark lighthouse and port, local knife maker, Byzantine 6th century walls, fountains, religious sites including a synagogue if interested, shopping areas.

Lighthouse of Chania

5m

Will walk and view the lighthouse opposite the port

Splantzia

5m

Splantzia square used to be the centre of the Ottoman (muslim) area of Chania. There is an old plane tree where they hanged revolutionaries in the 19th century.

Church of Agios Nikolaos

10m

Will see St Nicolas church, which changed 3 religions: Venetian Catholic, Ottoman mosque and then Greek Orthodox church. Outside the church there is a minaret next to a bell tower. A symbol of the different rulers and invaders of Crete that shaped the history of Chania

Venetian Neoria

5m

Neoria used to be the Venetian shipyards which were infront of the old port. Cannot visit them inside but are an important landmark of Chania.

Chania Old Town

5m

Will visit the Arsenal which is now a conference centre.

Chania Old Town

10m

Will visit the archaeological excavations of the Minoan town of Chania (dating from 3000BC) at Kastelli hill

Byzantine/Post-Byzantine Collection

5m

Will walk by and admire the Byzantine wall of Chania, dating from the 6th century. Under its foundations lay the ancient city of Chania. For those who wish, depending on opening times can visit the Byzantine collection after the tour.

Armenis

5m

Will visit a local knife maker that still makes knives the traditional way. His name is Armenis as they are 5th generation of Armenian refugees and knife makers.

Chania Old Town

15m

Will visit the Grocery Store and have free tasting of premium olive oil, honey, pistachio and other delicacies.

Chania Old Town

5m

Will pass through Renier gate, built by Venetians in the 14th century, as a commemoration to a Venetian aristocratic father and is the entrance of the aristocratic Venetian buildings.

Giali Tzamisi

5m

Will pass by the first mosque of Chania, 'the mosque by the sea' as Giali Tzamisi is translated

Holy Metropolitan Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary (Trimartiri)

10m

Will visit the cathedral of Chania, Trimartiri and explain its history

Etz Hayyim Synagogue

5m
Admission ticket not included

Will visit Etz Hayyim Synagogue in the old town, for those interested. Opening times vary depending on holidays and time of year.

Firkas Fortress

5m

This is a small fortress with panoramic view of Chania. Its the home of the Naval museum that can visit after the tour. It has the best view of the lighthouse and old town.

Location

Activity location

Chania Old Town
- Chania Town, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

Daskalogianni 1
- 1 Daskalogianni
- 731 32, Chania, Greece

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