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restored and contains a fine display, covering the local area from Minoan through to
Roman times. In the courtyard garden, a huge fountain and the base of a minaret
survive from the period when the Ottomans converted the church into a mosque;
around them are scattered various other sculptures and architectural remnants.
Folklore Museum
Odhós Hálidhon 46b • Mon-Sat 9.30am-3pm & 6-9pm • €2 •
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28210 90816
he nearby
Folklore Museum
is worth a look as much for its setting, on a fine courtyard
that is also home to Haniá's Roman Catholic church, as for its contents. This small
museum replicates a “traditional” Cretan house, with furnishings, tapestries and
artefacts on display.
The beaches
Haniá's beaches lie to the west of the city and on the Akrotíri peninsula to the
northeast. The clean
city beach
(Néa Hóra) is no more than a ten-minute walk west,
following the shoreline from the Naval Museum, but for more extensive spaces you're
better of heading further west along the coast to the beaches of
Khrissi Akti
,
Áyios
Apostólis and Kalamáki
. hese beaches can get pretty crowded but they may be a
considerable improvement over the beach in Haniá itself. Further afield there are even
finer beaches at
Áyía Marína
(see p.499) to the west, or
Kalathás
and
Stavrós
(p.499)
out on the Akrotíri peninsula, all of which can be reached by KTEL buses from the
main station.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
7
HANIÁ
BY PLANE
Haniá Airport
(Chania) lies 15km east of town on the
Akrotíri peninsula and is served by domestic flights
(Aegean Airways
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28210 63366 and Olympic Air
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28210
63264 and international flights with easyJet and charter
airlines in the summer only. Airport buses to the city run
frequently during the summer, less regularly in winter
months (April-Oct 15 daily 6.40am-9.45pm, Nov-March
6 daily 6.40am-9.20pm; 25min; €2.40). Taxis (€20) are
plentiful, from the airport taxi rank.
Destinations
Athens (6 daily on Aegean and Olympic;
50min); Thessaloníki (1 daily on Aegean; 1hr 15min).
London (easyJet - summer only).
ANEK line office (on Venizélou, right opposite the market;
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28210 27500) or any travel agent.
Destinations
Daily overnight (8hr 30min), with ANEK lines
(
W
anek.gr), extra daytime sailing in July and Aug.
BY BUS
The bus station is on Kydhonías. For the latest timetables
and complete route and fare information for Haniá buses,
visit
W
bus-service-crete-ktel.com.
Destinations
Elafonísi (daily at 9am; 2hr 30min); Falásarna
(3 daily 8.30am-3.30pm; 1hr 30min); Frangokástello (daily
at 2pm; 2hr 30min); Hóra Sfakíon (2 daily 8.30am & 2pm;
2hr); Iráklion via Réthymnon (hourly 5.30am-6.30pm, then
8pm & 9pm; 3hr); Kastélli (14 daily 6.30am-9.15pm; 1hr);
Omalós (Samariá Gorge; 4 daily 6.15am-2pm; 1hr);
Paleóhora (4 daily 5am-4pm; 1hr 30min); Soúyia (2 daily
5am & 2pm; 2hr); Stavrós (5 daily 6.50am-8.20pm; 30min).
BY FERRY
Arriving by ferry, you'll anchor about 10km east of Haniá at
the port of Soúdha: take a bus (every 15 min; 20min; €1.60)
or taxi (around €12) to the city. Tickets are available from
INFORMATION, TOURS AND ACTIVITIES
Tourist o
ce
Kydhonías 29 (Mon-Fri 8am-2.30pm
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28210 36155,
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chania.gr). In the
dhimarhío
(town
hall), with entrance at the side of the building, four blocks
east of the bus station.
Boat tours
A number of boats run trips from the harbour
(around €10-12 for 2hr), mainly to the nearby islands of
Áyii Theódori and Lazarétta, for swimming and
krí-krí
(ibex) spotting, also evening sunset cruises.
Diving
Blue Adventures Diving, Arholéon 11, near the
inner harbour (
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28210 40608,
W
blueadventuresdiving
.gr), runs daily diving and snorkelling trips.
Waterpark
Limnoupolis (
W
limnoupolis.gr), located close
to the village of Varípetro, 8km southwest of the city, with
slides taking advantage of a natural hillside (€11-23).
Buses from the bus station depart daily at 10.45am and
return at 6.30pm.
