It is a constantly developing area in the north-west of the city of Chania, which is approached from the coastal road in front of the Firkas fortress. Along the road, the old ABEA factory with its characteristic chimney and the National Nautical Center are preserved, however the trademark of the area is the small fishing harbor with the sandy beach.
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.
