A Brief Guide... The old harbour area of Chania - also written 'Xania' and pronounced by some airline staff as 'Kania' is one of the oldest cities in Europe.  It is was once the capital city of Crete before that honour was bestowed upon Iraklion (Heraklion) instead. The harbour area here may well be the best preserved on Crete, containing as it does buildings which would be recognisable to many of it's past conquerers in history. Perhaps that is the secret of this ancient city - that it has stood for so many centuries relatively untouched, except perhaps by time....

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