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Deliana is a small village in the northwest of Crete, not far from Kissamos and at 36 kilometer distance from Chania. If you drive from Kissamos to Kolimbari (or vice versa) take the exit at Nopigia and keep driving south. The village lies at the beginning of the Deliana Gorge, which is the beginning of a hike surrounded by high cliffs and unspoilt Cretan nature. There are interesting flowers and herbs in this gorge, which is easy to walk. There are also plenty of sheep. At the bottom of the gorge on the left hand side there is the small church of St, John the Theologian where you can have a rest in the shade of the cypress trees that surround it.
The village of Deliana itself is very quiet, but it does come with a couple of tavernas and a café. A lot of the houses in Deliana are in ruin, but the Byzantine church in the village, the Agios Ioannis church, is in good shape. It is a pretty church from the outside and on the inside there are beautiful frescoes on its walls. This church is open for the public and in my opinion this is one of the nicest Byzantine churches in this area (and maybe even in the whole of Crete).
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