Chania
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“We are hooked on traveling now,” said Lisa Mallo, 54, as she waited with her husband, Wesley, for a midday boat tour departing from the 14th-century harbor in the city of Chania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, in Crete's Chania region, a fifth wildfire is raging in Temenia.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
After her partner summoned help, first responders rescued her from the gorge and rushed her to a nearby medical facility, then to Chania General Hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2025
The daily bounty comes from an organic garden, part of the tavern Trilyrakis took over from his parents in 2004 after years of working as a chef in Chania.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Theodorakis had written a letter to the mayor of Chania in 2013 expressing his wish to be buried in the cemetery of Galatas, a location west of Chania, where his father hailed from.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
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