Kydonia

Kydonia is an archaeological site in Chania, Chania, Crete. Kydonia is situated nearby to the church San Rocco, as well as near the park Plateia 1821.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kydonia and San Rocco.

Kydonia

Archaeological site

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Kydonia, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. Kydonia is situated 150 metres northwest of Kydonia.

San Rocco

Church

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Rocco is a church.

Plateia 1821

Park

Photo: Fuesto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plateia 1821 is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mournies and Perivolia.

Mournies

Village

Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is situated 4 km south of Kydonia.