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CHANIA

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Venetian harbor ChaniaLapplaender/Wikipedia

Chania

41 views to photograph
Agia Triada MonasteryAconcagua/Wikipedia
Chania LighthouseWouter Hagens/Wikipedia
Old street in ChaniaBernard Gagnon/Wikipedia
Agios NikolaosEchiner1/Wikipedia
Eleftheriou Venizelou Square in ChaniaMoonik/Wikipedia
Fort at Imeri GramvousaLevenius/Wikipedia
Mocenigo bastion, ChaniaC Messier/Wikipedia
San Salvatore bastion, ChaniaC Messier/Wikipedia
Archaeological Museum of ChaniaBernard Gagnon/Wikipedia
Arkoudiotissa CaveWolfgang Sauber/Wikipedia
Balos Lagoon with Cape TiganiSergio Alvarez/Wikipedia
Center of Mediterranean architecture ChaniaBernard Gagnon/Wikipedia
Firkas Fortress, ChaniaBernard Gagnon/Wikipedia
Gouverneto MonasteryJerzy Strzelecki/Wikipedia
Imeri GramvousaMichael Brys/Wikipedia
Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque in ChaniaJebulon/Wikipedia
Market Square in ChaniaLapplaender/Wikipedia
Orthodox Cathedral in ChaniaBernard Gagnon/Wikipedia
Souda Bay Allied War CemeteryPaul Fenton/Wikipedia
Agioi TheodoroiMartin Belam/Wikipedia
Assumption Cathedral [Chania]C Messier/Wikipedia
Nautical Museum of CreteMoonik/Wikipedia
PalaiochoraVelela/Wikipedia
Prefecture building ChaniaKaelkael/Wikipedia
Samariá GorgeDeneb/Wikipedia
St.Rocco Church in ChaniaFuesto Fuesto/Wikipedia

Contents

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About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:Chania (Greek: Χανιά)
Address:Crete, Greece, Southeastern Europe
Country:Greece
Island:Crete
Area:• Urban 29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
• Municipal unit 12.56 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population:91,066 (municipal unit, 2011)
Time zone:EET (UTC+2)
Website:chania.gr
GPS:35.516667, 24.016667
Far:273 km (170 miles) from Athens

Chania is the second largest city of Crete and its regional unit covers the westernmost quarter of the island.

Chania

Center of Mediterranean architecture Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime

Venetian harbor Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:HarborWhen:Anytime

Akrotiri [Crete]

Agia Triada Monastery

Chania > Chania > Akrotiri

Agia Triada Monastery or the Monastery of Agia Triada Tsangarolon is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the Akrotiri peninsula in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece.

Addr:Where:35.56056
24.13500
What:MonasteryWhen:Anytime
AKA:Monastery of Agia Triada TsangarolonWik:Agia_Triada_Monastery

Ideas for Agia Triada Monastery

Arkoudiotissa Cave

Chania > Chania > Akrotiri

Arkoudiotissa is a cave in the municipality of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Crete.

Addr:Where:35.5889
24.1439
What:CaveWhen:Anytime
Wik:Arkoudiotissa_Cave

Ideas for Arkoudiotissa Cave

Gouverneto Monastery

Chania > Chania > Akrotiri

Gouverneto Monastery or Our Lady of the Angels is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the Akrotiri peninsula of the Chania regional unit of Crete, Greece, located about 5 kilometres north of the Agia Triada Monastery.

Addr:Where:35.58361
24.14028
What:MonasteryWhen:Anytime
AKA:Our Lady of the AngelsWik:Gouverneto_Monastery

Ideas for Gouverneto Monastery

Aptera [Greece]

Chania > Chania > Akrotiri

Aptera also called Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in western Crete, a kilometre inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 km east of Chania in the municipality of Akrotiri.

Addr:Where:35.4629
24.1420
What:Ancient cityWhen:Anytime
Wik:Aptera,_Greece

Ideas for Aptera

Chania Lighthouse

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:LighthouseWhen:Anytime

Old street in Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:StreetWhen:Anytime

Eleftheriou Venizelou Square in Chania

Mocenigo bastion, Chania

Chania > Chania

At the northeast end of Chania city.

Addr:Chaina,
Crete
Where:35.51417
24.016056
What:FortWhen:Anytime

San Salvatore bastion, Chania

Chania > Chania

At the northwest corner of Chania.

Addr:Chaina,
Crete
Where:35.51417
24.016056
What:FortWhen:Anytime

Souda

Souda Bay

Izzeddin Fortress

Chania > Chania > Souda > Souda Bay

The Izzeddin Fortress is an Ottoman fortress in Souda Bay, Crete, near the village of Kalami, best known for its role as a prison for political prisoners in 20th-century Greece.

Addr:Where:35.469379
24.149735
What:FortWhen:Anytime
Wik:Izzeddin_Fortress

Souda Bay Allied War Cemetery

Chania > Chania > Souda > Souda Bay

The Souda Bay Allied War Cemetery is a military cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece.

Addr:Where:35.5001
24.0612
What:CemeteryWhen:Anytime
Wik:Souda_Bay_Allied_War_Cemetery

Souda

Archaeological Museum of Chania

Chania > Chania

The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a museum located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at 25 Chalidon Street, Chania, Crete, Greece.

Addr:Chania,
Chania,
Crete,
Greece,
Southeastern Europe
Where:35.51556
24.01722
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Archaeological_Museum_of_Chania

Ideas for Archaeological Museum of Chania

Firkas Fortress, Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chaina,
Crete
Where:35.51417
24.016056
What:FortWhen:Anytime

Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque in Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:MosqueWhen:Anytime

Market Square in Chania

Orthodox Cathedral in Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:CathedralWhen:Anytime

Promenade Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:PromenadeWhen:Anytime

Assumption Cathedral [Chania]

Chania > Chania

Assumption Cathedral (Catholic Cathedral of Chania, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary) is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Chania.

Addr:Chania,
Chania,
Crete,
Greece,
Southeastern Europe
Where:35.515520
24.017614
What:CathedralWhen:Anytime
AKA:Catholic Cathedral of Chania, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin MaryWik:Assumption_Cathedral,_Chania

Ideas for Assumption Cathedral

Nautical Museum of Crete

Chania > Chania

The Nautical Museum of Crete is a museum in Chania, Crete, Greece.

Addr:Chania,
Chania,
Crete,
Greece,
Southeastern Europe
Where:35.518083
24.01583
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Nautical_Museum_of_Crete

Prefecture building Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:City hallWhen:Anytime

St.Rocco Church in Chania

Chania > Chania
Addr:Chania,
Crete
Where:35.517
24.017
What:ChurchWhen:Anytime

Apokoronas

Georgioupoli

Agios Nikolaos

Almyrida

Armenoi

Stylos

Chania > Apokoronas > Armenoi

Stylos or Stilos is a village and part of the Armenoi municipal unit in the Chania regional unit of the Greek island of Crete.

Addr:Where:35.433
24.117
What:VillageWhen:Anytime
Wik:Stylos

Ideas for Stylos

Kissamos

Gramvousa

Imeri Gramvousa

Fort at Imeri Gramvousa

Chania > Kissamos > Gramvousa > Imeri Gramvousa

The fort at Imeri Gramvousa was built between 1579 and 1584 during Venetian rule over Crete to defend the island from the Ottoman Turks.

Addr:Kissamos,
Chania,
Crete,
Greece,
Southeastern Europe
Where:35.61111
23.57917
What:FortWhen:Anytime
Wik:Gramvousa#Ottoman.E2.80.93Venetian_Wars

Balos Lagoon with Cape Tigani

Chania > Kissamos > Gramvousa > Imeri Gramvousa

Gramvousa also Grampousa refers to two small uninhabited islands off the coast of north-western Crete in the regional unit of Chania.

Addr:Kissamos,
Chania,
Crete,
Greece,
Southeastern Europe
Where:35.61111
23.57917
What:LagoonWhen:Anytime
Wik:Gramvousa#Balos_Lagoon

Ideas for Balos Lagoon with Cape Tigani

Pontikonisi

Platanias

Voukolies

Agioi Theodoroi

Sfakia

Hora Sfakion

Samariá Gorge

Chania > Sfakia

The Samariá Gorge is a National Park of Greece since 1962 on the island of Crete — a major tourist attraction of the island — and a World’s Biosphere Reserve.

Addr:Sfakia,
Chania,
Crete,
Greece,
Southeastern Europe
Where:35.27111
23.96139
What:GorgeWhen:Anytime
AKA:National Park of SamariaWik:Samariá_Gorge

Ideas for Samariá Gorge

Gavdos

Kantanos-Selino

Palaiochora

Credits

Thank you to the many wonderful people and companies that made their work available to use in this guide.

Photo key: Tap the camera icon to see the photo. The two letters reference the distributor and license. Key for distributors: w:Wikipedia. Key for license: a:CC-BY-SA; b:CC-BY; m:public domain.

Cover image by .Aconcagua ( wa); Sergio Alvarez ( wb); Graeme Churchard ( wm); Deneb ( wa); Village Explainer ( wb); Paul Fenton ( wa); Fuesto Fuesto ( wa); Bernard Gagnon ( wa); Wouter Hagens ( wm); Japo ( wm); Jebulon ( wa); Kaelkael ( wa); Lapplaender ( wa); Levenius ( wa); C Messier ( wb); Marc Ryckaert Mjjr ( wa); Moonik ( wa); Sarah Murray ( wa); Wolfgang Sauber ( wa); Jerzy Strzelecki ( wa); Olaf Tausch ( wa); Top Cat 14 ( wa). Some text adapted from Wikipedia and its contributors where noted by the URL path in the “Wik” table field, used and modified under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license. Map data from OpenStreetMap and its contributors, used under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL).

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