If is an appropriate time in Chania for Saint Valentine to have his day. Snuggling up on a heated terrace with a hot chocolate or enjoying a fish soup as the angry sea struts its stuff outside.
It is a fine season to share one’s thoughts with oneself or someone close enough to meld into one with you, to blend with nature which so demands one’s attention.
Most visitors miss the splendours of a seaside winter, but the intrepid few have spectacular beaches to themselves, shared only with the waves and the wind.
And then, of course, a return to the warm embrace of la Maison Ottomane to restore one’s body and soul.