Chania international airport is approximately just 5 km from Irene Tavern. Chania international airport also known as Ioannis Daskalogiannis, is named after a famous Greek rebel during the rebelion against Ottoman empire in the 18th century.

Chania airport is the second busiest airport in Crete after the Heraklion airport. It hosts flights from Athens, Thessaloniki and many major European cities during the summer months. The airport is connected with regular bus services to Chania, Rethymnon and other destinations in Crete, and also offers many options in renting a car or finding a taxi. The airport is located in the Akrotiri peninsula and the international IATA code is CHQ.

Chania is one of the most beautiful cities all over Greece, full of life during winter and summer. Its architecture is particularly influenced by the Venetian occupation, offering strong doses of Italian finesse, both in the Old Town and in the Venetian port. The combination with the Cretan tradition and the proud culture, offers a multidimensional character in the second largest city of Crete after Heraklion.

There is a belief that Chania is built on the ruins of ancient Kydonia. After the extinction of the Minoan civilization, the area was conquered by the Arabs and then the Byzantine Empire, while the area was conquered in 1252 by the Venetians.

The Venetian occupation brought prosperity to trade and arts, while the conquest by the Ottomans in 1645 also left its own architectural heritage such as the Baths and the famous Kucuk Hasan Mosque.

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Chania Airport, Chania

Agia Triada monastery is located 4,8 km from Irene Tavern. Agia Triada Monastery also known as  Monastery of Agia Triada Tsangarolon, is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the Akrotiri peninsula and it also contains a museum and a library. The monastery, whose name means “Holy Trinity” in Greek, was built in the 17th century by two brothers of the Venetian Zangaroli family on the site of a pre-existing church. 

The church is built in the Byzantine architectural cruciform style with three domes. The main church is flanked by two smaller domed chapels, one of which is dedicated to the Life-Giving Spring and the other to Saint John the Theologian.

The main church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The monastery also has a library which contains some rare books, and a museum which contains a collection of icons and wood carvings and a collection of codices. Important exhibits include a portable icon of St John the Theologian dated to around 1500.

The monks maintain an organic cultivation of olives and vines and produce fine wine, tsikoudia (raki), oil, honey, vinegar and olive oil soap. The virgin olive oil which has been awarded in international competitions, is sold mainly abroad. All the products of the Holy Trinity Monastery can be purchased at the shop that operates inside the monastery.

The monastery Agia Triada Tsangarolon is located 15 km from Chania and is very close to Chania Airport and the also well known Gouvernetou Monastery.

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Agia Triada, Monastery