half day (3-4 hours)
Daily Tour
6 people
English, German, Greek
Chania City Private Food Tour: History, Archaeology, Sights, Food & Senses
Welcome to Chania Old Town: Alongside the Chania city private walking tour, you can also have the chance to see every aspect of Chania Old Town, Plus Food! Our professional historian and licensed tour guide will guide you through Chania Town. History, smells, lovely sights, archaeology, traditional smells, food, and hospitable people. Food connects people and this Chania walking food tour has it all!
Our tour starts at the Venetian harbour, where our licensed guide will welcome you and briefly explain Chania’s rich history, culture, and attractions. Venetian Rule, Egyptian Era, Roman Rule, Ottoman Period and World War 2 history all come aboard right in front of your eyes on this Chania city private walking food tour.
We continue walking, as we approach the Venetian Harbor and the lighthouse, as our certified guide in Chania shows you the sights, the culinary mysteries, the first settlement of Ancient Kydonia (Chania) and explains the archaeological finds of the town: The Venetian fortifications, as well as houses of the Ottoman Period with their distinctive flair.
As we progress, our historian tour guide allows free time for a snack or a coffee in a place that allows us unforgettable photo memories and the chance to blend in with the locals in a pristine non- touristy neighbourhood. After our refreshing break, we continue onwards. At the same time, our guide makes you sense the history of Chania using rare historical archives, that compare the town’s past with the present of nowadays on this walking tour of Chania city.
We continue our tour making unforgettable photo memories, as we ascend to hills of important historical significance, and the in-town archaeological sites where we enhance our knowledge about the civilizations that Chania city has welcomed on the more than 3000-year-old rich history of our town.Â
Towards the end of our City of Chania walking food tour our licensed guide will educate you on our ethics, our unwritten rules, our customs and our rich religious history, as we stop at the most famous churches of Chania city, to explain the role the Christian Orthodox Church and tradition plays in nowadays Cretan society.
A Walking food tasting Tour of Chania City would have been inadequate without the famous Cretan delicacies! We grasp the chance to taste and experience the traditional Cretan diet, as our professional tour guide in Chania will take us to one of the local delicatessen shops to taste local dairy products, table olives and raki, as we progress to the end of this Chania walking Tour towards one of the oldest food stores in town, to devour the famous Chania Bougatsa, a traditional dessert made with Mizithra fresh goat cheese, pastry dough and love!
Not only that, but we enhance our culinary experience on this Walking food tour of Chania city by visiting two more shops to explore the Cretan food specialities to the fullest! We are mesmerized by two distinctive shops in Chania Old Town. A modern one, with modern touches on traditional Cretan delicacies, and a traditional one, where you can grasp the essence of the centuries that made Cretan Food so distinctive worldwide. Going to both food-tasting places in Chania, Crete the choice is yours – Do you like the past or the present of Crete’s culinary traditions and specialities? We shall find out on this Chania Private Walking Food Tour with a licensed tourist guide!
Having questions? Send us a free WhatsApp text at +30 6983705318/ Οr Book your private Chania Town Walking Food Tour in Crete now!
| PAX | TOTAL PRICE |
| 1 | 220 |
| 2 | 260 |
| 3 | 285 |
| 4 | 320 |
| 5 | 350 |
| 6 | 390 |
| 6 ++ ? | Contact us for a price request! |
*On this Private 4-hour (half-day) Walking Food Tour of Chania Town with a Licensed Guide, our meeting place for the tour is The Agora – Market Square at 9:00 AM. * On the Sunset Variant of the Tour, the tour start time is 17:30 at the same place*
Stop At a traditional Cretan Shop to enjoy and taste traditional Cretan delicacies, as we learn the trasure of mediterranean cuisine, the top ingredients of Cretan food and the genuine Cretan products.
Walking Tour to Chania City with a Licensed Tour Guide - Learn the rich history and culture of our town and explore the inner alleys and the picturesque scenery that engulfs Chania town.
Sightseeing Stop in Chania town for unforgettable photo memories and a small break to learn about out town's hidden gems, the role of religion in our daily lives, and the ethics, as well the customs of local people.
Traditional Cretan Delicacies food tasting in two of the most reputable delicatessens in Chania Old Town
Photo Stop at various picturesque corners of Chania old Town. Explore the essence of Chania City in this walking tour of Chania City, bonding with locals in off the beaten path areas of the Venetian Harbour
No problem! Our prices are per person, so you can book your private tour by using our secure booking system!
Yes, this can be done upon request. Please contact us for more information!
Because you will see one of our island's most iconic towns alongside a licensed historian tourist guide in Chania. You will also immerse yourself with knowledge about Chania town rich and turbulent past, at your pace. Our certified tourist guide will also update you about the Greek customs, ethics and traditions, while simultaneously having the chance to experience traditional Cretan snacks and delicacies, as well as free Cretan food and spirits tasting!
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