 The 14 km drive up the gorge is considered spectacular and is popular with Chania residents for the cooler temperatures and grill restaurants of the village.Theriso is a historic village and the birthplace of the mother of Eleftherios Venizelos.In 1905, Venizelos organised the Revolutionary Assembly in the village that ousted Prince George of Greece and precipitated the independence of Crete and its union with Greece ("see Theriso revolt").