Monuments in the town of Chania: the Municipal Market, the Venetian walls, the Lighthouse, the Synagogue, the Fortress of Firkas, the Mosque of Giali Tzamisi, St Rocco, the Arsenals, the Cathedral. More in www.chania.gr Typical villages: though almost all villages in the area retain a picturesque, traditional feel, highlighted ones are Polirrinia, Therisso, Meskla, Drakona, Spilia, Vamos, Gavalohori, Maheri, Douliana, Kefalas, Fres, Vafes Beaches: Gerani, Agia Marina, Falasarna, Balos, Elafonissi, Marathi, Stavros, Kalathas, Paleohora, Sougia, Kiani Akti, Georgioupolis Natural monuments: The gorges of Samaria, Agia Irini, Imbros, Aradena and Polirrinia, the caves of Arkoudiotissa and Elephas, Balos lagoon and Gramvousa islet, the islet of Elafonissi, the lake of Kournas Archaeological sites: Kastelli , Aptera, Polirrinia, Falasarna, Lissos, Diktynna Museums: Archaelogical Museum, Nautical Museum, Byzantine & Post-Byzantine Collection, Historical Archive of Crete, The Residence of E.Venizelos, the Folk Art Museum of Gavalohiri Monasteries: Agia Triada, Gouverneto, Gonia, Chrysoskalitissa, Chrysopigi, Kayridi
