The Open-air Museum Lychnostatis was founded in 1992 by the doctor and collector George Makrakis. The buildings themselves are some of the main exhibits as they were built thoroughly with the prevalent raw materials (stone-wood-clay).
Gorge Smiliano or Kalamafka is located north of the village Ano Meros, about 100km southwest of Heraklion city. Through the gorge runs the Lygiotis river which is supplied by the valleys of Gerakari and the slopes of Samitos Mount. The canyon has a lot of water in winter and crossing it, by any means, is very tough.
The Monastery of St. John the Baptist is built in position Korakies of Akrotiri, close to the airport of Chania. It is a historic convent which is relatively unknown in Chania.
Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Χανίων βρίσκεται στην ιστορική συνοικία της Χαλέπας, στην πόλη των Χανίων.
The gorge of Eligia is wild, long and impressive. The trail to reach the gorge's bed starts in Agios Ioannis village in Sfakia (780m altitude, 92km from Chania). After hiking for 3.5 hours in the gorge ou reach Agios Pavlos beach, which is full of pine trees, and then you need 1 more hour to the west to reach Agia Roumeli.
Στην περιοχή του Αγίου Ιωάννη στα Σφακιά υπάρχει ένα από τα ωραιότερα πευκοδάση της Κρήτης. Μέσα από αυτό το υπέροχο τοπίο διέρχεται το μονοπάτι που χρησιμοποιούσαν οι κάτοικοι του Αγίου Ιωάννη για να κατέβουν στην Αγία Ρουμέλη παλαιότερα. Το πετρόκτιστο καλντερίμι συνδέει τον Άγιο Ιωάννη με την Αγία Ρουμέλη, αφού περάσει από την παραλία με το εκκλησάκι του Αγίου Παύλου στην τοποθεσία Σελούδα.
Gylisma (or Kambos beach) is located 69km southwest of Chania and 29km south of Kissamos, close to Kambos village. The beach is also known as Afratolakoi.
The lush canyon of Boriana (mainly known as Karanou Gorge) starts from the village Boriana and joins the River Mavropiliotis after 1800 meters in a nicely landscaped trail. Along the trail we meet a ruined watermill, caves, entrances of the old iron ore quarries (known locally as quarries of Averof), a charcoal furnace and galleries.
