You have to try there famous chocolate cake called Zoumero with a Vanilla ice cream on the side, nice time to arrive around 7:00pm to enjoy the sunset.
IORDANIS bougatsa is a morning dish, which has now been established as the traditional one of Chania, fresh, from the oven to your plate… Best served in the morning.
Crete is not just the coast. The “true” Crete, as the Cretans themselves say, starts from the hinterland, from the mountains and the most mountainous settlements, where the tradition and culture of the island were forged.
Vamos, Apokoronas – Model of agrotourism: Vamos is a special case: a village with neoclassical color, with unexpectedly many mansions, with countless flowering courtyards, with dozens – without exaggeration – guesthouses that could accommodate two and three times the local population itself.
Aradaina, Sfakia – Other memories: Whatever stone you raise in the villages of Sfakia has to tell you stories of struggles and battles. So with Aradaina, even though its inhabitants were always few: so many battles took place in its gorge, two steps from the village. Today the village is deserted, the result of a bloody feud that began in 1948, although some occasionally return and somehow maintain their homes.
Theriso, Chania – Bastion of struggles: Theriso has gone to history for the timeless struggles of the rebel Cretans against every conqueror. A tragic example in 1905, when militants led by Eleftherios Venizelos placed their headquarters here declaring an armed struggle against George II at the request of the Union.
