{"id":2370,"date":"2019-10-06T19:28:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T16:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villagrandecrete.com\/web\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2019-05-09T09:39:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T06:39:50","slug":"chania-city-and-old-venetian-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villagrandecrete.com\/web\/chania-city-and-old-venetian-harbor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chania City and Old Venetian Harbor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The westernmost side of Crete, Chania is a wonderful place for vacations. The Town is a romantic place to stroll around, with Medieval architecture, elegant mansions and a wonderful Venetian port, the most famous spot of the town. Chania\u2019s Venetian Harbour was carefully built in the 14th century for commercial purposes and for protection against pirate raids. 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