By airplane : The airport of Chania is located in Acrotiri, 15 km from the town of Chania. Every day there are 8 flights to/fro Athens (flight time approx. 40 min). During the tourist season Chania is connected to many places abroad through charter flights. For more information check out the Aegean Airlines online reservation system and the Olympic Airlines online reservation system .

By boat : For the leisure traveler the boat is another excellent way to get to Chania. Souda bay, located 7 km from the town of Chania, is daily connected by a high-speed and a regular ferry-boat to Piraeus (high speed travel time approx. 4 hours 30'). For more details see the Hellenic Seaways (high-speed service) or the ANEK site (regular overnight service).

Chania is a heavenly and pure land brimming with natural beauty, history, memory and culture. It is a land whose visitors will experience nature in all its glory and will encounter breathtaking sights. Endless stretches of seashore bordered in frothy lace, inlets and islands of exotic beauty and sandy beaches tucked away at the foot of forbidding mountains. Impenetrable but yet such majestic gorges, holy caves, blessed rivers and lush, green plains thickly covered with olive and citrus trees. It is a self-sufficient land in every way that is rich in endemic and rare flora and fauna. Perhaps most importantly, the visitor will encounter a people who recognize life's gifts and value. The Cretan soul will infuse him with the feeling of true hospitality and will leave him mesmerized and forever partial to its beauty. For more information about Chania and Greece visit the Chania Prefecture and the Greek National Tourism Organization.

The morphology of the landscape and the location of Crete in the center of the Mediterranean have a direct effect on the climate of the prefecture of Chania which is characterized as temperate Mediterranean and particularly dry with sunlight 70% of the year. Winter is mild and the climate from November to March is characterized as cold, but not frosty with frequent showers. In October it rarely rains, the weather is still warm and mild and a dip in the sea is still a pleasant one. May and September are usually sunny, but not excessively warm. The summer however is quite hot and arid with June and July being the hottest months of the year and without rainfall. For more information check out the Hellenic National Meteorological Service.

Greece follows the EU Schengen Agreement provisions concerning short term visa issues. No visa is required for most countries, including US passport holders. Non-EU passport holders: please check at the web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for more information of whether a visa is required, and follow the necessary procedures at your local embassy/consulate.

The Euro (EUR) is the currency of Greece. A currency converter is available here. Most ATMs accept Visa and MasterCard (you'll pay interest on cash withdrawals) as well as debit cards of internationally recognized networks such as Cirrus and Maestro. Traveller's cheques and Εurocheques issued by official carriers can be exchanged to all Greek and foreign banks. Most major credit cards are accepted in Greece.

The electricity supply in Greece is alternating current, 220-250 volts, 50 cycles. Appliances for 110 or 120 volts may be operated by using step down transformers of 220 - 250/110 volts connected to each outlet.