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Private History, Sights, and Food Walking Tour of Chania City
Crete, Greece, Europe
$317.44
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Overview
The Private History, Sights, and Food Walking Tour of Chania City offers a unique blend of history, culture, and culinary delights. Guided by a professional historian, this tour immerses you in the rich tapestry of Chania's past while tantalizing your taste buds.
- 🏛️ Visit the Municipal Market of Chania, where your guide explains its significance in daily Cretan life and its connection to the island's archaeological heritage.
- 🚶♂️ Explore the Old Venetian Harbor and its picturesque streets, enjoying insights into the Venetian, Ottoman, Egyptian, and Roman influences throughout Chania's history.
- 📸 Capture unforgettable views from elevated spots, as your guide shares the story of Chania's settlement and its evolution over the centuries, including the Venetian lighthouse and Aegean Sea vistas.
- ⛪ Learn about Cretan customs and religious history while visiting famous churches, discovering the role of the Christian Orthodox Church in contemporary Cretan society.
- 🍷 Indulge in local delicacies at a traditional Cretan shop, where you'll taste extra virgin olive oil, fresh dairy, pure honey, exceptional wine, and traditional rusks.
- 🥐 Savor the renowned "Bougatsa of Chania," a traditional pastry filled with creamy goat's cheese, at a shop celebrated for over 100 years, leaving you with delightful memories and a full stomach.
- 📚 Enjoy astonishing views and off-the-beaten-path areas while viewing rare historical photo documents that bring Chania's past to life.
- 🗺️ This tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels and includes nearby public transportation options, making it accessible for everyone.
- 👨🏫 Professional licensed tour guide, a historian certified by the Greek Ministry of Tourism, ensures an enriching experience throughout your journey.
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Private History, Sights, and Food Walking Tour of Chania City
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Professional Licensed Tour Guide - Historian Tourist Guide Licensed by the Greek ministry of Tourism
- Available also as Shore Excursion as we cover Chania & Souda Cruise Port
- All Fees and Taxes
- Possible diversions - alterations to the private tour, according to your needs
- Traditional Cretan "Bougatsa" food tasting, in one of the oldest stores in Chania Old Town
- Astonishing Views, Off the beaten path areas & rare historical photo documents of Chania town's past
- Gratuities (Optional)
Meeting point
Our professional licensed tour guide will wait for you outside the "Agora" - Market Square: From there, we will start our private walking tour to Chania old town, the Venetian Harbour, the history of our hometown, the exceptional food and the ancient sights, on a tour that triggers all the senses!
Return details
Our professional licensed tour guide will wait for you outside the "Agora" - Market Square: From there, we will start our private walking tour to Chania old town, the Venetian Harbour, the history of our hometown, the exceptional food and the ancient sights, on a tour that triggers all the senses!
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Municipal Market of ChaniaOur licensed guide will guide you through the "Agora " - Market Square: He will explain the significance of this site to the daily life of Cretans, the correlation of it to our Archaeological past, as well as the connection of cultures and civilisations in the old town of Chania!
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Old Venetian HarborOur professional guide will guide you through the picturesque streets and alleys of Chania town: This is a class A opportunity to see the real life to non-touristy areas, as well as bond with the locals and admire the Traditional architecture: The Venetian era, the Ottoman Rule, the Egyptian Period, the Roman Empire years, as well as rare historical photo documents from WW2 come alive, as our licensed guide shows you pigments of Chania's history throughout the years!
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Old Venetian HarborWe continue our private walking tour to Chania's old town by going to an elevated spot for unforgettable photo memories: Our licensed guide explains the remains of the old settlement that started Chania's inhabitation through the centuries: History, Archaeology as well as the past and present of our hometown come alive, overlooking astonishing views, the Venetian lighthouse and the Aegean sea!
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Continuing our private walking tour, our licensed guide will educate you on our ethics, our unwritten rules, our customs and our rich religious history, as we stop to the most famous churches of Chania city, to explain the role the Christian Orthodox Church and tradition plays in nowadays Cretan society.
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Chania Old TownAfter wandering around Chania old town, we hop into a traditional Cretan shop to devour and enjoy the treasures of Cretan land: Extra virgin olive oil, fresh dairy products, pure honey, exceptional wine and traditional Cretan rusks become familiar, as our guide explains the traditional food habits of the locals, as well as the significance of the Mediterranean diet to our modern daily lives!
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We finish our tour by tasting one of the most famous food specialities in Chania, as we go inside a shop renowned in our town for more than 100 years! We taste the agricultural products of our island , as we devour the famous "Bougatsa of Chania", a traditional pastry with "fyllo" dough, filled with a traditional fresh creamy goat's cheese, called "Mizythra", finishing our tour with a full stomach, and a mind full of memories!
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Private History, Sights, and Food Walking Tour of Chania City
Crete, Greece, Europe
$317.44
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!