Lake Kournas is relatively large, with a perimeter of 3.5 km and the only freshwater lake in Crete. Although almost all touristic leaflets say that it is possible to walk around the lake, that is not true. At least not at the end of the rain season (winter). There is a nature preserve on the Southwest of the lake. But there is a rustic road from the North of the lake to the Hills on the West of the lake too. More here   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kournas

Address: Kournas (44km from Chania center)

Rethymno city is rich with ancient history, most notably through the Minoan civilization centered at Kydonia east of Rethymno. Rethymno itself began a period of growth when the Venetian conquerors of the island decided to put an intermediate commercial station between Heraklion and Chania, acquiring its own bishop and nobility in the process. Today's old town (palia poli) is almost entirely built by the Republic of Venice. It is one of the best-preserved old towns in Crete.

More here  www.rethymno.guide (63km from Chania center)

The Arkadi Monastery has a unique natural beauty, a prestigious history, numerous legends deeply rooted in the time, heirlooms and thesaurus richness. Possibly because the old is livelier than the new, and the modern is often more mature than the aged. Each pilgrim and visitor feels something which is exclusively his, personal, original in his experiential and spiritual experience. More here  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkadi_Monastery 

Address: Arkadi, Rethimno (80km from Chania center & 20km from Rethimno center)

The Taverna Drimos (restaurant) is located in green environment and it has Cretan Traditional cuisine. All visitors can have a tour around in the zoo farm, the specially designed museum and the vegetable garden. Also there is a small gorge of Santa Antonis. More here    www.taverna-drimos.gr

Address:  Patsos, Rethymno (80km from Chania center & 18km from Rethimno center)

Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe's oldest city. Settled as early as the Neolithic period, the name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The palace of Knossos eventually became the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. The palace was abandoned at some unknown time at the end of the Late Bronze Age, c. 1380–1100 BC. The reason why is unknown, but one of the many disasters that befell the palace is generally put forward. More here  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos

Address: Knosos, Heraklion (140km from Chania center)

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains the most notable and complete collection of artifacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. More here  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion_Archaeological_Museum

Adress: Xanthoudidou 2, Herakleion (140km from Chania center)

Tip! You can combine easy with Knossos (5,5km distance)

Crete’s Aquarium is belonging to a large European family of aquariums, the Cretaquarium offers its visitors the unique chance to plunge into the great marine world of the Mediterranean. From the big hunter sharks to the tiny seahorses, the sensational jellyfish, the diversity of marine life is set off against underwater Cretan seascapes such as the rock formations at Matala( South Crete)and the sea bed at Vai(North East Crete). More here  www.aquaworld-crete.com/

Address: Gournes, Heraklion (160km from Chania center)