Theriso

Theriso is a small village about 15 km south of Chania city with a history too big for its size: It was here that the Revolutionary Assembly of Crete of 1905 took place, which eventually paved the way for the reunion of Crete with the rest of Greece during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The leader of the revolutionaries was a then young politician, Eleftherios Venizelos, who would later prove to be the most prominent political figure in Greece in the 20th century - Theriso was the hometown of Venizelos' mother. Today, the building that housed the headquarters of the Revolutionary Assembly in Therisso is an interesting museum. Close to Theriso there is also the impressive Therisso Gorge, which is accessible by car for a length of 14 kilometers, and it is a place of unique natural beauty worth visiting.