I had also researched some cute villages, the 3rd largest city - Rethymno, and a famous monastery called Arkadi which is celebrated for the Cretan resistance movement against the Ottomans where the villagers after being overpowered, decided to ignite the stored gunpowder instead of succumbing.
But as Justin said, “no more monasteries” and I think we were impressed with the resort from the moment we arrived. As such we had lazy mornings including an outdoor workout, beach walk, and buffet breakfast, and enjoying the sunbathing and being private poolside.
We Airplayed to the TV, Korean videos explaining the Minoans and Knossos Palace for Mama Kim and enjoyed lunch as part of our half-board.
Also, when we arrived at Chania airport, we immediately noticed the fighter jets. They were so loud - in Googling, we learned that Souda Bay Air Base is nearby for both Greek and US forces and recently increased activity often taking off from Chania International Airport. There was one even flying over while we enjoyed our lunch - burrata salad, poké bowls, and lemonade:
Our only agenda today is a wine tour at Manousakis Winery. The vineyard is on the mountainside, but we got a tour of the casks, bottling, and orchard while hearing about the rags-to-riches Greek-American family story:
After the wine tasting, we headed to Chania town and saw the new and old before and after dinner. The island was under Venetian rule for ~400 years, and you could see it in the architecture and harbor:
For dinner, we had reservations at Salis where we had octopus carpaccio, mussels, spaghetti with shrimp, corbus fish (a Mediterranean croaker), chicken thigh, and Belgian chocolate ice cream. As part of their hospitality, we were comped a semolina dessert. Food collage below:
What a nice way to enjoy our last night in western Crete and Chania!
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