Greetings Steemit folks, Just came from vacation from Chaniotis and want share some experience,
What can I say, excellent place to rest with a family, calm and safe place, people are very friendly and positive, almost everyone speaks English, Russian and German, prices acceptable, sea very clean and warm, food delicious.
Chanioti is small calm village with narrow streets, surrounded with lots of bars and restaurants village is very clean, almost no cars, walk free and safe, everyone uses mopeds there. Village has not any club for night life so most places close already at 12:00 only in so called center night life activity lasts till 3-4:00 of course with low sound music. If you want clubbing/adult stuffs you have to go Kallithea but about this lil bit later. What can offer chanioti:
Beach 2 types: free zone where u can go with your blanket and drinks and enjoy the sun and payable 2 bars located nearby the village, one is molos beach bar and second white beach bar, music is almost same terrible pop and kinda chill out so better to listen to your own playlist , what about fee you must buy something to get seat for all day(you can even leave and come back in few hours just leave blanket on your place), 3-5 euro depends what you want beer or ice coffee, (ice coffee comes with free bottle of water, and beer with free chips )
Smoking area: everywhere, inside or outside bars or restaurants, but there are no many ashtrays in the streets.
Bars and restaurants: a lot! Advice you to visit nick’s last chance saloon where u can eat very delicious meals and Sunshine Cocktail bar where u can drink various cocktails and shots.
Both places offer low price and good service, and as I said above, people are very very friendly.
Shopping stores: a lot, from clothes to souvenirs and body care,
Super markets: 2 just note they also close at about 11:00
Prices: food starts from 2.50 euro (for example gyros) beer 2-3 euro (in restaurants and bars)
In market from 0.90 euro from local beer I recommend you Alfa
Average in restaurant for 2 persons 15-20 euro is quite enough
Cocktails from 5.00-7.5 euros
Souvenirs from 1.00 euro
Clothes from 3.00 euro
Recommendations and tips:
Must taste food: gyros, Souvlaki, Greek salad, and of course fried fish (try any they do it very delicious)
Must see place nearby is Afytos village it’s on the top of the hill, (only 16km from chaniotis) very beautiful place, extremely calm, note: prices are much more higher then in Chaniotis
Pefkochori is nearest village next to Chaniotis much bigger village more crowded and with little bit high prices (3.3km) there you can get bout and cruise tours, price for small tour is 15 euro per person and 25 euro for 8hour tour in several ports, just go to the pierce and you’ll get all information. Squba diving is also possible to get there (50-75 euro per person)
What about clubbing there is special place where they have 4-5 clubs each to another + strip club it’s located outside of Kalithea village (14km from chaniotis) entrance is 15 euro per person. music basically again junk pop music, Greek style music and kinda techno.
And main advice: Taxi is very expensive there, so better to rent Quadrocycle, bike or moped in Chnioti (25 euro per day) you can try and get bus also but they are not many and they don’t move after 21:00
Hope you will find this information useful, here is a pic of relaxing dogo have a nice day.