Chania

Chania (IPA , Greek: ?????, also transliterated as Hania, older form and Italian: Canea) is the second city of Crete and the capital of the Chania Prefecture.

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It lies along the North coast of Crete, about 70 km west of Rethymno and 145 km west of Heraklion.

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Chania is the site of the Minoan settlement of Kydonia, the Greek for "quince". The city reemerged after the end of the Minoan period as an important city-state in Classical Greece whose domain extended from Hania Bay to the feet of the White Mountains. Kydonia was constantly at war with other city-states such as Aptera, Falasarna and Polyrrinia and was important enough to be mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. In 69 BC the Roman Consul Metellus defeated the Cretans and conquered Kydonia to which he granted the privileges of an independent city-state. Kydonia reserved the right to mint its own coins until the 3rd century AD.

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Narrow Streets in the Old Town with Shops and Restaurants Chania Crete Greece Europe