At the Venetian port of Chania
The goal is to expand the festival throughout the city of Chania, with readings and activities taking place in bookstores, libraries, and open spaces, so that gradually, during the days of the festival, the city comes alive for it.
A deeper objective is to promote a love for reading and familiarize everyone with books, so that the book becomes part of the daily life of as many citizens as possible.

Grand Arsenal
The architecture of the building moves both lovers and scholars of architectural history, as well as any pedestrian who happens to pass in front of it. The arched passageways, the ornate sheds, the sturdy construction with carved sandstone and the art of masonry throughout the building,
dominate the heart of the Old Venetian Harbour.

Mikis Theodarakis Theatre
The Old Customs House was restored and equipped under the relevant action of the Operational Programme ESPA 2007-2013 for Crete and the Aegean Islands, entitled: "Sustainability and Quality of Life in the Region of Crete".

Maritime Museum of Crete (Shipyard Moro)
In 1467, Venice gave the order to create the naval docks in the port of Chania for the repair of its ships. By 1593, sixteen naval docks had already been built. In 1607, the construction of the Shipyard Moro began. Since then they have served various purposes. Today, one of them hosts the Permanent Exhibition of Ancient and Traditional Shipbuilding of the Maritime Museum of Crete.

Staircase of Agios Markos
Since the staircase is adjacent to important monuments, such as the Byzantine wall and the Great Arsenal, and connects the hill of Kastelli with the Venetian Port of Chania, the staircase of Agios Markos is one of the characteristic points of the old city of Chania.

Yali Mosque
The "rich" mosque, as the word yallie in Turkish means rich, was the work of an Armenian architect who had built another similar one in the village of Spaniako in Selinos.
The mosque, in the courtyard of which there were palm trees and tombs of Pasha and Yenitsar, stopped operating in 1923 and today it has been restored to serve as a venue for events.

Firkas Fortress
On the northwest side of the harbour of the city of Chania, the Venetians built the Revellino del Porto, a fortification capable of preventing any enemy danger to the harbour. Its construction began around the middle of the 16th century and was completed a few years before the fall of the city to the Turks in 1645. During the years of Turkish rule, Revellino was used mainly as a barracks (Firka = barracks), a name it retains to this day. On the corner turret of the fortress the flag of the Union of Crete with Greece was symbolically raised on 1 December 1913.

Gate Sabionnara
In order to be more effective, the bastions were reinforced by smaller structures, the epiprobauches, which were one level higher than the bastions. The Sabbionara bastion was completely rebuilt by the Turks in 1686. It is located on the south side and above the Venetian gate. It is built on the eastern embankment of the Venetian walls and has a roughly rectangular plan. The exterior is clad in strong, sloping masonry with two rows of cornices (cordoni). Its eastern side is founded on the wall (cortina).

Literary Association "Chrysostomos"
Spiritual and cultural association not only of the city of Chania, but also of the whole of Crete. In the renovated space of the Association, lectures, honorary events for prominent people of letters and arts, musical events and art exhibitions are held.
The contribution of the Philological Society "Chrysostomos" to the intellectual, social and general cultural movement of the city has been and still is significant.

Municipal Garden of Chania
The Municipal Garden of Chania, the work of Reouf Pasha (he supervised its design) was designed in 1870 and was the first public benefit project in the city. The garden was planted with mainly evergreen trees and the paths were cut and paved with coarse sand according to the European standards of the time.
A labyrinth with a single entrance is formed in the western part of the Garden, for wandering among shady alleys, and it hosts many species of trees, shrubs, fruit-bearing and ornamental plants, as well as a small zoo with animals of the Cretan fauna. The municipal children's library and the municipal cinema are housed in its vast expanse.