- Breakfast
- Bougatsa with myzithra
- Lunch
- Tamam or Salis, old town and harbour
- Dinner
- Seafood tavernas in Nea Chora
- Distance
- About 3 km on foot
Morning: bougatsa
Chania's version of bougatsa is a thin, crisp pastry filled with soft myzithra cheese and dusted with sugar. Have it with coffee near the old town; long-established bakeries around the market streets serve it from early morning.
Midday: old town and harbour
Tamam occupies a public bath built by the Venetians around 1400 and later used by the Ottomans as a hammam. Since 1982 it has served Greek home cooking with Ottoman and eastern Mediterranean influences and a Cretan-focused wine list.
On the harbour front, Salis (Akti Enoseos 3) pairs seasonal, farm-to-table dishes with one of the longest wine lists on Crete; its vegetables come from its own gardens.
Afternoon: markets
Walk the lanes around the cross-shaped covered market building (check whether its restoration is complete) and Skrydlof, the 'leather street'. On Saturdays the Minoos Street laiki market sells fruit, vegetables, cheese and honey.
Evening: Nea Chora
Walk 15 minutes west along the seafront to Nea Chora, where fish tavernas line the beach. Choose your fish, agree the weight and price, and eat with your feet near the sand.
Questions before you go
What is Chania bougatsa?
A crisp filo pastry filled with myzithra cheese and sprinkled with sugar.
Where can I eat seafood in Chania?
In the tavernas on the beach at Nea Chora.
Is Tamam in an old building?
Yes, a Venetian bath of around 1400 later used as an Ottoman hammam.
