You can see excavations in progress at the site of Ancient Kydonia to the east of the old harbour at the junction of Kanevaro and Kandaloneou. The discovery of clay tablets with Linear B script has led archaeologists to believe that Kydonia was both a Minoan palace site and an important town. Much of Kydonia’s ruins lie beneath modern Hania, so excavations have been limited and thus yield fewer finds than at Iraklio-area Minoan sites such as Knossos and Phaestos.
Most of the unearthed artefacts are housed in Hania’s Archaeological Museum.
