It is located outside the eastern walls of the old city of Chania and takes its name from the Venetian gate of the same name, the “Sand Gate” (Kum Kapisi in Turkish). From the middle of the 19th century, this area hosted a settlement of Arab porters and workers, the Chalikoutis. Today it is a modern place of entertainment and entertainment with modern cafes and bars.
The headquarters Venizelos / Therisos Movement Headquarters
So called the headquarters of the Revolutionary Assembly in 1905, in Therisos, which organized the homonymous revolution against the authoritarian rule of the High Commissioner George. Nowadays, the building has been converted into a museum for the exposition of weapons, objects from that period and evidence of the revolutionary action of Eleftherios Venizelos.