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General Information about the Akrotiri Municipal Unit
The Municipal Unit of Akrotiri which belongs to Municipality of Chania is located northwestern of the city of Chania and consists of the communities of Kounoupidiana, Aroni, Mouzouras, Sternes and Chordaki. Exceptionally interesting are the big monasteries of Agia Triada, Tsagarolon, Gouverneto which is also known as the monastery of Saint John the Hermit, of Timiou Prodromou in Korakies and Saint John the merciful. Near the Gouverneto monastery lies the abandoned monastery complex of Katholikou, built in the bottom of a wild gorge. In the area Profitis Ilias, there are the Eleftherios and Sofocles Venizelos Graves while Kounoupidiana is where the Technical University of Crete is located. In Kampani of Kounoupidiana you can visit the National Shooting Range of Chania and in Mouzouras the Chania Airport « Ioannis Daskalogiannis ». The municipality of Akrotiri offers many popular beaches like Kalathas, Tersanas, Stavros, Machairida, Marathi, Loutraki and Agios Onoufrios. It also offers a magnificent view of the city and the bay of Chania.
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The city of Chania lists hundreds of years of history and has not lost its former glory, and has saved entire Venetian, Turkish and Jewish neighborhoods with well-preserved buildings.
There is daily communication from Chania to Athens from the airport in Akrotiri Chania, 15 km east of the city, and a sea connection with Piraeus through the port of Souda. The movement of both passengers to the airport and the port is reached by frequent bus service intercity and urban bus respectively.
The favorable climate of the city of Chania and cultural heritage features, promote tourism development, so the economy is based largely on tourism.
There is a large number of hotels in Chania in all categories, as well as hostels and apartments for all budgets.
Furthermore, there are plenty of food places in Chania, restaurants with cuisines of all variations, taverns, ouzeries throughout the entire region of Chania. A large variety of taverns and restaurants are concentrated in the old Venetian harbor with its lighthouse, which at night offers a spectacular view of the colorful buildings lit from edge to edge.
You can find entertainment in bars, club, in nightclubs with live Greek and foreign music and other music scenes, as well as in venues with traditional Cretan music. There are cinemas, multiplex, and open air as well. Many theatrical shows and concerts, exhibitions, artistic events are presented during the whole summer.
Chania has all the requirements to be considered the most beautiful city of Crete, while combining the history and culture with the modern comforts of life, a combination that makes the city of Chania attracts a wide range of visitors.
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