greek hotels - Chania County Shopping Knives made in Chania are real masterpieces. They are very well made and attractive and could be a good souvenir of your visit. The ornate woven bags could decorate your walls at home and remind you of the wild Cretan mountains. The well-known sarikia (turbans), black or white, are characteristic of the local dress and can be transported easily... Other handicraft objects such as woven carpets, snow-white lace, embroidery created by the female inhabitants of Crania could be used to decorate your home and remind you of your trip to Crete. Furthermore, the inhabitants of the county do needlework using silkworm cocoons, make macr-ame, Cretan dresses, icons, decorative objects, and indulge in painting and pottery. You will find various objects on the markets of the places that you will visit. Make sure to buy wine from Kastelli-Kissamos. You will discover that it is one of the best wines you have ever tasted. You can also take home delicious sweets to savour in the winter while thinking of your holiday on the island. You will find traditional sweets such as "xerotigana" and spoon sweets, cinnamon and orange flavoured biscuits, and also "kalitsounia" and "petimezi". You can make your meals more appetizing by offering olives (prepared in various ways), shortcut pasta and cheese preserved in olive oil or "anthotyro" (a type of cottage cheese), "chondros" (roughly-cut wheat), traditional rusks (topoliana), "kritharokouloures" and natural Cretan olive oil. Local wine and raki, the traditional drink, can accompany your culinary creations. Aromatic herbs are the best choice for winter's hot beverages. The local inhabitants collect herbs on the mountains, they are sold on the market without undergoing any real treatment, and no preservatives are added. You can choose from a large variety: dittany, sage, mint, chamomile, marjoram and thyme. Do not forget to buy pure honey for your hot beverages and yogurt. Finally, currants are one of the most characteristic and tastier local products that you could purchase. At the "stivanadika" you will find strong and attractive leather goods (belts, sandals, bags etc...).

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Knives made in Chania are real masterpieces. They are very well made and attractive and could be a good souvenir of your visit. The ornate woven bags could decorate your walls at home and remind you of the wild Cretan mountains. The well-known sarikia (turbans), black or white, are characteristic of the local dress and can be transported easily... Other handicraft objects such as woven carpets, snow-white lace, embroidery created by the female inhabitants of Crania could be used to decorate your home and remind you of your trip to Crete.
Furthermore, the inhabitants of the county do needlework using silkworm cocoons, make macr-ame, Cretan dresses, icons, decorative objects, and indulge in painting and pottery. You will find various objects on the markets of the places that you will visit. Make sure to buy wine from Kastelli-Kissamos. You will discover that it is one of the best wines you have ever tasted.
You can also take home delicious sweets to savour in the winter while thinking of your holiday on the island. You will find traditional sweets such as "xerotigana" and spoon sweets, cinnamon and orange flavoured biscuits, and also "kalitsounia" and "petimezi".
You can make your meals more appetizing by offering olives (prepared in various ways), shortcut pasta and cheese preserved in olive oil or "anthotyro" (a type of cottage cheese), "chondros" (roughly-cut wheat), traditional rusks
(topoliana), "kritharokouloures" and natural Cretan olive oil. Local wine and raki, the traditional drink, can accompany your culinary creations.
Aromatic herbs are the best choice for winter's hot beverages. The local inhabitants collect herbs on the mountains, they are sold on the market without undergoing any real treatment, and no preservatives are added.
You can choose from a large variety: dittany, sage, mint, chamomile, marjoram and thyme. Do not forget to buy pure honey for your hot beverages and yogurt. Finally, currants are one of the most characteristic and tastier local products that you could purchase. At the "stivanadika" you will find strong and attractive leather goods (belts, sandals, bags etc...).