Chania is the westernmost prefecture of Crete and the imposing White Mountains cover its largest part.

This majestic mountain range soars upward, lush and green, only a few kilometers from the north coast of the island to reach a height of 2,543m., and then to descend, barren and sheer, to the Libyan Sea, through the bowels of the earth that the Samaria Gorge passes through.

Northeast is Souda Bay, the largest natural harbour in Greece, the bay of Chania, and further west the Bay of Kissamos, both with huge sandy beaches.

Chania is the second most populous town in Crete, untouched by the development of tourism, it is still strangely reminiscent of the days when it was the administrative capital of Crete.