The Old Town

Chania

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The Old Town

In Chania’s Old Town, lanes are crammed with enticing little shops, some selling tourist knick-knacks and souvenirs, others with better merchandise such as artisan gold and silver jewellery. Stroll through and browse around - if only to acquaint yourself with local crafts.

Shopping

Chania is the main shopping centre for all of western Crete. Stroll in the narrow lanes of its Old Town to discover numerous interesting small shops. The town has a great covered market (Agora) and fascinating specialist shopping streets to explore. Good buys from around €7 include crochet bags and beadwork, local rugs and kilims and authentic Greek bath sponges. Do not miss narrow Skridlof Street, a traditional leatherworkers’ lane where bargains include high quality handmade goods such as handbags, purses, shoes and sandals. There is also a metalworkers’ lane, Sifaka Street.