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The most beautiful neiborhoud in the city. Old abandoned buildings, great for photos!
“Tabakaria” is the Greek word for “Tanneries” (leather processing factories) and takes the name from the factories that once operated here. The buildings that once housed the tanneries are left in the area almost intact. Only time has been allowed to leave its marks on the buildings and has turned them into backdrops and canvases for the local photographs. The area holds a mystic sense of bygone times and although many of the buildings which worked as tanneries now look like ruins, there is surely more than meets the eye. Walking around Tabakaria feels like a journey back in time with a true nostalgic charm.
“Tabakaria” is the Greek word for “Tanneries” (leather processing factories) and takes the name from the factories that once operated here. The buildings that once housed the tanneries are left in the area almost intact. Only time has been allowed to leave its marks on the buildings and has turned…
Tabakaria, situated in the rocky eastern region of Chania, is the district where, since the early 19th century, the tanneries for processing leather were located. It is a very atmospheric region, an architectural monument of the industrial age. The installation of tanneries happened between 1830 and 1840, during the period of the Egyptian Crete. The location chosen for the tanneries of Chania was the most appropriate: pretty far and yet near the city, in a place with abundant groundwater, brackish water, next to the shallow sea that was useful for the first stage of leather processing. During the 50s, there were more than 80 tanneries, while today only six still operate.
Tabakaria, situated in the rocky eastern region of Chania, is the district where, since the early 19th century, the tanneries for processing leather were located. It is a very atmospheric region, an architectural monument of the industrial age. The installation of tanneries happened between 1830 an…