Points of interest · Chania Regional Unit · Updated on 6 November 2026
Attractions and sights in Chania Regional Unit
Chania Regional Unit has 70 points of interest on the Outdoor Pitstop map. Most are castles (19), attractions (16) and archaeological sites (13). 5 have a page of their own with a photo and a story. At 2, the app tells the story as an audio tour of about two minutes.

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On the map
- 1Lake KournaAttraction · Municipality of Apokoronas · Audio tour 1:29
- 2KydoniaArchaeological site · Municipality of Chania · Audio tour 2:10
- 3ApteraAttraction · Municipality of Chania · Story
- 4FragokastelloAttraction · Municipality of Sfakia · Story
- 5Monumental Olive Tree of VouvesAttraction · Municipality of Platanias · Story
- 6Yiali TzamiAttraction · Municipality of Chania
2 audio tours in Chania Regional Unit
At these places the app tells the story on the spot, in about two minutes. Listen in English or Dutch.

Lake Kourna
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Kydonia
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With Pro you check in at the place and hear the whole story; new users get Pro for their first 4 weeks.
Hear the story of Lake Kourna on the spot with the app
The 48 best-known attractions in Chania Regional Unit
After the places above, best known first.
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ApteraAttraction · Municipality of Chania · Story - 4
FragokastelloAttraction · Municipality of Sfakia · Story - 5
Monumental Olive Tree of VouvesAttraction · Municipality of Platanias · Story - 6
Yiali TzamiAttraction · Municipality of Chania - 7
Arkoudiotissa CaveAttraction · Municipality of Chania - 8
Etz Hayyim SynagogueAttraction · Municipality of Chania - 9
Maritime Museum of CreteMuseum · Municipality of Chania - 10
PachnesViewpoint · Municipality of Sfakia - 11
Aptera FortressAttraction · Municipality of Chania - 12
Executions 1943Memorial · Municipality of Sfakia - 13
Memorial for the Razing of KandanosMemorial · Municipality of Kantanos-Selinon - 14
Moni KatholikoAttraction · Municipality of Chania - 15
Souda FortressCastle · Municipality of Chania - 16
Ancient AnopolisArchaeological site · Municipality of Sfakia - 17
Ancient ElyrosArchaeological site · Municipality of Kantanos-Selinon - 18
Ancient HyrtakinaArchaeological site · Municipality of Kantanos-Selinon - 19
Aradena GorgeAttraction · Municipality of Sfakia - 20
Archaeological Museum of ChaniaMuseum · Municipality of Chania - 21
Castle of SelinosCastle · Municipality of Kantanos-Selinon - 22
Eleftherios Venizelos 'MuseumMuseum · Municipality of Chania - 23
FLAK of SougiaAttraction · Municipality of Kantanos-Selinon - 24
Folklore Museum of GavalochoriMuseum · Municipality of Apokoronas - 25
Fortress of Agia RoumeliCastle · Municipality of Sfakia - 26
Gramvousa FortressCastle · Municipality of Chania - 27
Kasteli of KissamosCastle · Municipality of Kissamos - 28
Koules of Nio ChorioCastle · Municipality of Apokoronas - 29
Museum Of TypographyMuseum · Municipality of Chania - 30
PolyrriniaCastle · Municipality of Kissamos - 31
St. Nicolas ChapelAttraction · Municipality of Apokoronas - 32
St. Sophia CaveAttraction · Municipality of Kissamos - 33
StilosArchaeological site · Municipality of Apokoronas - 34
Stone BridgeAttraction · Municipality of Apokoronas - 35
Tholos Tomb of MalemeArchaeological site · Municipality of Platanias - 36
Tower of ChalepaCastle · Municipality of Chania - 37
Tower of Da MolinCastle · Municipality of Platanias - 38
Trachilos Hominin FootprintsArchaeological site · Municipality of Kissamos - 39
Anagnostis MantakasMemorial · Municipality of Chania - 40
Aptera theatreArchaeological site · Municipality of Chania - 41
Memorial for the Greek cadets fallen in the Battle of CreteMemorial · Municipality of Platanias - 42
Nikolaos V. TomadakisMemorial · Municipality of Chania - 43
Oikomenikos PatriarchesMemorial · Municipality of Chania - 44
PolyrrheniaArchaeological site · Municipality of Kissamos - 45
Archaeological siteArchaeological site · Municipality of Chania - 46Agios Nikolaos fort in KyriakoselliaCastle · Municipality of Apokoronas
- 47Castle of ApokoronasCastle · Municipality of Apokoronas
- 48LissosArchaeological site · Municipality of Kantanos-Selinon
Choose a town
4 towns have points of interest.
28 points of interestMunicipality of Chania
1 audio tour · 7 attractions, 7 castles
9 points of interesti
Photo: Eric Nagle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMunicipality of Platanias
3 memorials, 2 castles
8 points of interestMunicipality of Apokoronas
1 audio tour · 3 attractions, 3 castles
7 points of interesti
Photo: Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMunicipality of Sfakia
2 attractions, 1 viewpoint
All 70 from A to Z
A name with a link has a page of its own with a photo and a story.
- Agios Nikolaos fort in KyriakoselliaCastle
- Anagnostis MantakasMemorial
- Ancient AnopolisArchaeological site
- Ancient ElyrosArchaeological site
- Ancient HyrtakinaArchaeological site
- ApteraAttraction
- Aptera FortressAttraction
- Aptera theatreArchaeological site
- Aradena GorgeAttraction
- Archaeological Museum of ChaniaMuseum
- Archaeological Museum of KissamosMuseum
- Archaeological siteArchaeological site
- Arkoudiotissa CaveAttraction
- Askyfou War MuseumMuseum
- Bastion of LandoCastle
- Battle of Crete MuseumMuseum
- Castle of ApokoronasCastle
- Castle of MalathyrosCastle
- Castle of SelinosCastle
- Castle of VarypetroCastle
- Eleftherios VenizelosMemorial
- Eleftherios Venizelos 'MuseumMuseum
- Emmanouil Stul BalantinosMemorial
- Etz Hayyim SynagogueAttraction
- Executions 1943Memorial
- FLAK of SougiaAttraction
- Folklore Museum of GavalochoriMuseum
- Fortress of Agia RoumeliCastle
- FragokastelloAttraction
- Gramvousa FortressCastle
- Gramvousa FortressCastle
- KalathasAttraction
- Kasteli of KissamosCastle
- Koules of Nio ChorioCastle
- Koules of SpaniakosCastle
- KydoniaArchaeological site
- Lake KournaAttraction
- LissosArchaeological site
- Maritime Museum of CreteMuseum
- MemorialMemorial
- MemorialMemorial
- MemorialMemorial
- Memorial for the Greek cadets fallen in the Battle of CreteMemorial
- Memorial for the Razing of KandanosMemorial
- MinoaArchaeological site
- MithimnaArchaeological site
- Mnimeio Pesonton AeroporiasMemorial
- Moni KatholikoAttraction
- Monumental Olive Tree of VouvesAttraction
- Museum of the Monastery of GoniaMuseum
- Museum Of TypographyMuseum
- Nikolaos V. TomadakisMemorial
- Oikomenikos PatriarchesMemorial
- PachnesViewpoint
- PolyrrheniaArchaeological site
- PolyrriniaCastle
- Souda FortressCastle
- Southernmost point of EuropeAttraction
- St. Nicolas ChapelAttraction
- St. Sophia CaveAttraction
- StilosArchaeological site
- Stone BridgeAttraction
- Tholos Tomb of MalemeArchaeological site
- Tower at VarsamakiaCastle
- Tower of ChalepaCastle
- Tower of Da MolinCastle
- Tower of MalaxaCastle
- Trachilos Hominin FootprintsArchaeological site
- Vigla of AroniCastle
- Yiali TzamiAttraction
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Frequently asked questions
How many attractions are there in Chania Regional Unit?
The Outdoor Pitstop map shows 70 points of interest in Chania Regional Unit, 5 of them with a page of their own with a photo and a story.
What are the best known attractions in Chania Regional Unit?
Among others Lake Kourna, Kydonia, Aptera, Fragokastello and Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
Which attractions in Chania Regional Unit have an audio tour?
2: Lake Kourna and Kydonia.
How does an audio tour work?
When you are at the place, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells its story in about two minutes, in English or Dutch. With Pro you check in and hear the whole story.
Which town has the most attractions?
Municipality of Chania (28), then Municipality of Platanias (9), Municipality of Apokoronas (8) and Municipality of Sfakia (7).
Which castles are there in Chania Regional Unit?
19, including Souda Fortress, Castle of Selinos, Fortress of Agia Roumeli, Gramvousa Fortress and Kasteli of Kissamos.
Neighbouring regions
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