Venue
Meet our venue : San Salvatore
Part of the fortification system of Chania, San Salvatore was erected on the 16th century by Venetian authorities right next to the famous Venetian Harbor to deflect anticipated Turkish raids.
According to the unwritten rule of the era, the fort was named after the Venetian general supervising the construction, despite the fact that the instigator, designer, and architect was Michele Sammichieli. Noteworthy is the matter of local ground workers shouldering the completion of the construction for 107 years (1538 – 1645).
During the centuries following the war, the fort deteriorated under ownership of multiple authorities. Nevertheless, in recent years the government has set in motion plans for the repair and maintenance of the walls in order for the fort to be utilized once more.
With absolute respect to this historic site, and thankfulness towards the municipality of Chania for trusting us with it, Chania Rock Festival team invites you all for another consecutive year on the 15th, 16th, and 17th of July to one of the most dazzling venues you’ve ever seen to witness the 2016 edition of Chania Rock Festival.
Access
Chania Rock Festival is taking place in the San Salvatore Venetian Bastion area. San Salvatore is located right in the middle of the old city of Chania, next to the famous Venetian port of the city and definitely it is the nost beautiful venue in Europe.
Arrival
BY CAR
Chania is located on the western side of Crete, and there is easy access by car from all areas of Crete.
The distance from Chania to Rethymnon is 64 km and about 45 minutes by car.
The distance from Chania to Heraklion is 142km and about 1 hour and 50 minutes by car.
The distance from Chania to Agios Nikolaos is 202km and about 2 hours and 30 minutes by car.
The distance from Chania airport to Chania is 14.9km and about 20 minutes by car.
The distance from Souda Port to Chania is 7km and about 10-15 minutes by car.
BY BUS
Regular busses depart almost every hour from Rethymnn and Heraklion towards Chania. For all timetables please click here,
For organized trips please wait until they are announced.
BY PLANE
The closest airports are
Chania (CHQ)
Heraklion (HER)
There are direct flights from numerous european airports and from many Greek cities.
The distance from Chania airport to Chania is 14.9km and about 20 minutes by car.
The distance from Heraklion airport to Chania is 142km and about 2 hours by car.
Several air companies, some of them low-cost like Ryanair and Aegean among others, offer flights at affordable prices.
There are frequent shuttle busses from Chania airport to city center. For timetable please click here.
BY FERRY
Souda is the port of Chania and is located just 7 km from the city center.
There are ferries twice a day from Pireus (Athens port) to Chania. You can check for tickets here