Therissos Chania: Therissos village in of Chania, Greece, Crete

Chania Villages: Therissos village in Chania

Therissos Chania: The small village of Therissos is built on the foot of the White Mountains at an altitude of 580 metres, 20 kilometres south from Chania. The village is famous for its incredible beauty, its glorious history, but also its dairy farming.

Therisso played an important role in the history of Crete during the 19th century since it was the place of birth of the Cretan revolutionists Vassilis, Stefanos and Giannis Halis who participated to most of the great battles against Turks in Crete and the Peloponnesus.

But the great past of the village and its fame is mostly due to the fact that Eleftherios Venizelos (the great politician and statesman) had his headquarters at Therissos when he declared the union of Crete with the newly built Greek State. Its house has been turned into a museum.

Chania: Therissos Chania

Therissos Chania: Therissos village in Chania, Greece, Crete