This weekend the Municipality of Chania’s Festival of Alternative Tourism is running for the third consecutive year, from Friday 16th May to Sunday 18th May. Following the success of last year’s event, the Festival of Alternative Tourism and Experiences, under the banner “260Kmemories Festival”, will be taking place in Katechaki Square behind the Mikis Theodorakis Theatre, from 18:00 to 23:00 each evening.
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A chance for amateur winemakers
The 3rd Chania Alternative Tourism Festival will take place from the 16th to the 18th May 2025 in Katechaki Square (next to the Mikis Theodorakis Theatre) on the old port in Chania. As part of the festival, on Saturday 17th May at 6.0 pm, the first Domestic Wine Competition will be held, giving amateur winemakers the chance to show off their own wine and present it to the public and to experts.
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Crete is one of the foremost tourist destinations in Greece, itself one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. The total contribution of tourism to Crete’s GDP has been estimated at up to 47 per cent, and in the Regional Unit of Chania an unending stream of new 5-star hotels seems to be under construction to accommodate the ever-increasing numbers of summer visitors.
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