THIS CHANIA HOTEL, CASA DELFINO SUITES, IS AN ELEGANT 17TH CENTURY VENETIAN MANSION IN THE OLD VENETIAN HARBOR OF CHANIA, CRETE. IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY AND ATTRACTIVELY RESTORED AS AN EXCLUSIVE LUXURY HOTEL WITH TWENTY-ONE SUITES. A SECLUDED ENTRANCE LEADS TO THE LARGE SHELTERED COURTYARD OF PEBBLE MOSAICS, WHERE GUESTS CAN ENJOY THE PEACEFUL SHADE. THE OLD WALLED TOWN INVITES THE VISITOR TO BECOME LOST AMONGST ITS THEATRICAL BUSTLE OF SHOPS, MARKETS, TAVERNS, BARS, AND VILLAGE STREET LIFE. THE TOWN IS A BEAUTIFUL PUZZLE OF MINOAN, VENETIAN, AND TURKISH ARCHITECTURE HIGHLIGHTED BY HIDDEN SQUARES. THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE AND MANY EXCURSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM. SAMARIA GORGE, A NATIONAL PARK THAT HAS THE LONGEST RAVINE IN EUROPE, WITH SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES ALONG ITS EIGHTEEN KILOMETERS. OR TAKE A RUGGED WALK DOWN TO AGIA ROUMELI THAT TAKES SIX OR SEVEN HOURS. THERE IS ALSO GRAMVOUSA CASTLE BALOS BAY - ONCE THE HAUNT OF PIRATES, THIS BEAUTIFUL LOCATION IS ACCESSIBLE BY CHARTER BOATS THAT WILL TAKE YOU THERE FOR A DAY TRIP. MONI AGIAS TRIADAS, A MONASTERY WITH A 17TH CENTURY MULTI-DOMED CHURCH ON THE AKROTIRI PENINSULA. MONI GOUVERNETOU, DATING BACK TO THE VENETIAN PERIOD, IS STILL INHABITED BY MONKS. MONI CHRYSOSKALITSAS, NAMED FOR THE 90 STEPS THAT LEAD UP TO ITS CHURCH. A 5KM WALK UP FROM ELAFONISOS. THERE IS THE BLUE DIVING CENTER, A PROFESSIONAL DIVING SCHOOL / DIVING SHOP THAT HAS CLASSES AND DAY TRIPS TO THE BEST DIVING LOCATIONS. CASA DELFINO SUITES IS SEVENTEEN KILOMETERS FROM THE CHANIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A FIFTEEN MINUTE TAXI RIDE. SOUDA BAY IS THE NEAREST PORT, AT A DISTANCE OF SEVEN KILOMETERS. TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH THE CONCIERGE FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE HOTEL AND YOUR POINT OF ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE. CASA DELFINO SUITES HAS A SMALL STYLISH BAR THAT LEADS TO A SITTING AREA, THEN OUT TO THE LARGE PRIVATE COURTYARD FILLED WITH TREES, FLOWERS, AND AN ENORMOUS CACTUS. THIS IS WHERE THE DAILY BREAKFAST BUFFET IS SERVED. THE STAFF IS FRIENDLY AND H

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS COMING FROM IRAKLION / RETHYMNON DRIVING WEST ON THE NATIONAL ROAD, TAKE THE EXIT MOURNIES - G.HOSPITAL - CHANIA, THEN TURN RIGHT TO CHANIA CITY CENTRE. DRIVING ON THAT ROAD YOU WILL PASS TWO SUPERMARKETS, ONE NAMED LIDL, THE OTHER CHAMPION. CONTINUE DRIVING ON THIS ROAD *ABOUT 1 KM* WHICH WILL LEAD YOU IN FRONT OF THE MUNICIPAL MARKET *A CROSS-SHAPED BUILDING ON THE MAP*. AT THE TRAFIC LIGHT *ON THE CORNER OF THE CAFE NAMED CLOCK* TURN LEFT. YOU WILL BE THEN ON CHATZIMICHALI GIANNARI STREET. DRIVING ON THIS STREET IT SOON BECOMES SKALIDI STREET. DRIVING DIRECTIONS COMING FROM CHANIA AIRPORT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE ROAD FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE CHANIA CITY CENTRE. DRIVING ON ELEFTHERIOU VENIZELOU STREET, WHICH LEADS YOU IN FRONT OF THE MUNICIPAL MARKET *A CROSS-SHAPED BUILDING ON THE MAP* DRIVE ON CHATZIMICHALI GIANNARI STREET WHICH THEN BECOMES SKALIDI STREET. FROM SKALIDI STREET YOU MUST TURN TO THE RIGHT ONTO PIREOS STREET *PASSING THE CHAMPION SUPERMARKET*. DRIVE TO THE END OF PIREOS STREET AND YOU WILL SEE THE WATERFRONT. THEN TURN RIGHT AGAIN AND DRIVE ABOUT 50 METERS TO THE PUBLIC PARKING LOT AT TALOS SQUARE, WHICH IS FREE OF CHARGE. YOU HAVE TO WALK THE LAST 80M UP THEOTOKOPOULOU STREET, THEN TURN LEFT FOR 15 METERS AT THE SIGN AT THE THIRD ALLEYWAY, TO ARRIVE AT THE LUGGAGE ENTRANCE.