Worth a Detour
Venizelos Graves
The hilltop graves of Greece's great statesman Eleftherios Venizelos and his son, with the finest view over Chania.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Profitis Ilias, Akrotiri, ChaniaDirections
- Getting There
- About 10 minutes by car east of the center, on the road to the airport.
Why Go
Venizelos, born near Chania, led Crete toward union with Greece and served many times as Greece's prime minister. He was buried here in 1936, on the hill of Profitis Ilias, looking over the bay and the town.
Nearby in Chania
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