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Chania hotels

Stays in Paradise: Hotel Porto Antico in Chania

2017-02-01 by Phil Butler

Hotel Porto Antico

As part of Argo News’ ongoing efforts of discovery, here’s a look at what may be the perfect city stay in all Greece, Hotel Porto Antico in Chania’s old city.

Tags: Chania, Chania hotels, Crete vacations, Greece, Greek hotels, Porto Antico Hotel, Visit Greece

Top 10 Chania “In and Out of Town” Attractions

2014-08-11 by Phil Butler

Courtesy Jay Thomas

Crete’s second biggest city, is probably the most well know and picturesque. Chania, a Minoan settlement known to the Greeks as Kydonia, is famous for it’s Venetian Harbor photogenically. The capital of the provence of the same name, Chania is about as iconic a destination as you can imagine. Surrounded by a host of smaller villages and immeasurable natural beauty, the west of Crete’s gem of tourism deserves every accolade. Here’s a bucket list of things any visitor “must see” before leaving this magical Cretan getaway.

Tags: Agora, Chania, Chania airport, Chania Archaeological Museum, Chania hotels, crete, Greece, Maritime Museum of Crete, Municipal Art Gallery of Chania, Samaria Gorge, Therisso Village, Visit Greece

VeggieHotels Gets the Healthy Nod

2014-04-13 by Phil Butler

Holy Tomato, VeggieHotels, a site launched back in 2011, helps healthy vegetarians hook up with some 500-plus bed and breakfasts, hotels, spas and conference centers across 60 countries. Listing everything from five star Bali digs to bed and breakfast stays from Austin, Texas to Zanzibar (okay, maybe not that far), the VeggieHotels membership makes a lot of sense for those travelers so inclined. Getting the nod for covering the niche, VeggieHotels needs some more inventory.

Tags: Chania hotels, green hotels, healthy hotels, Metohi Kindelis, vegetarian hotels, vegetarian stays, veggie hotels, World hotels

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