Chania is divided into two parts - the New Town with its shops and offices, the renowned indoor market and the bus station - and the Old Town, built around the Venetian harbour with numerous picturesque narrow streets and architecture showing the influence of decades of foreign domination.
Originally know as Kydonia with some evidence remaining from Minoan times, it was occupied by the Romans through early Christian and Byzantine times. The Venetians had the most lasting and appealing influence on its architecture. After a great struggle the town fell to the Turks who left their mark by converting churches to mosques and one imposing dome still adorns the harbour front.
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