Venetian Harbour

Shortly after the Fourth Crusade (1204) and the fall of Byzantium in the Hellenic area, Crete was sold to the Venetians for 100 silver marks. The Venetians managed to subdue the Cretans but in 1263, their rivals of Genoa, with local support, seized the city and held it until 1285, when the Venetians returned. Chania was chosen as the seat of the Rector (Administrator General) of the region and flourished as a significant commercial centre of a fertile agricultural region.  The beautiful Harbour still remains form this era.  

We decided to spend one morning walk around and enjoying an incredible breakfast over looking the old Venetian lighthouse.