Deciding Between Chania and Rethymno: The Complete Guide For 2025
When it comes to deciding between two major travel towns in a region, I usually know where I stand. But between Chania and Rethymno, I’m genuinely torn.
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When it comes to deciding between two major travel towns in a region, I usually know where I stand. But between Chania and Rethymno, I’m genuinely torn.
I love a good day spent sailing and enjoying the sun on the waters. From chasing the sunset in the caldera of Santorini in Greece to sailing the Turquoise Coast off of Kas in Turkey or around the rock islands of Coron and El Nido in the Philippines, it would take a lot to top.
Santorini was long on my bucket list. So long, that I worried I’d be disappointed when the time came, especially hearing about the crowds at sunset and the number of daily cruise visitors.
As far as activities on Santorini goes, there were only a small handful of unique experiences I found like scuba diving to see the caldera underwater or go horseback riding on the black pebble beach.
The biggest misconception about Santorini is that it’s one place. A cluster of whitewashed buildings with blue-domed churches clinging to steep cliffs that drop dramatically into the deep blue waters of the Aegean Sea.
Figuring out where to stay in Santorini was the hardest part of planning our trip here. Luckily, figuring out what to actually do once you’re there is much easier.