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overlooking the lake) Open 10:00-14:00 but further to the east. It was built on the south- only freshwater lake on the island, 4 km from
erratically (T +30 28410 25093 to check). Closed eastern coastal area of the province of Sitia, Georgioupoli in the Chania Prefecture.
on Monday. 45 km from the town of Sitia and 115 km from 8. Walking around the old city of Rethymno,
4. A visit at Kritsa in the Lasithi Prefecture, one Agios Nikolaos, on the shore of a well protected which is surrounded by the 16th-century Vene-
of Crete’s oldest villages, built amphitheatrically bay, at the outlet of a small valley. Having a tian fortress complex of Fortezza, the Venetian
on the foot of Mount Kastellos at an altitude rather poor hinterland, Zakros managed to port, the Rimondi Fountain, the mosques, the
of 365 m. Kritsa was made famous by Jules accumulate wealth nonetheless. Its success Turkish bath and the picturesque alleys.
Dassin’s filming of Celui qui doit mourir (He who was due to the trade it conducted with Egypt 9. The house where Domenikos Theotoko-
must die), which was based on the book Christ and the Asian coast, and also owing to the poulos (El Greco) grew up and the museum
Recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis. Most of the manufacture it developed, using raw materials dedicated to his work in Fodele, Rethymno
movie’s scenes were filmed at Kritsa in 1957; (ivory, gold etc) imported from the East by Prefecture.
the movie received an OCIC Award - Special Minoan tradesmen. An opinion expressed in 10. A drink at the Venetian harbor in
Mention at the Cannes Film Festival and was the past, according to which works of art and Chania, one of the most beautiful cities
nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Film other items of exquisite Minoan handicraft in Greece, where you can relax after the
from any Source. were fabricated exclusively in Knossos and exploration marathon around the fascinating
5. Climbing up to the Martinego Bastion, in then shipped abroad from the port of Zakros interior, feeling the pulse of the modern city. giorgos - giovanni
the south section of the Venetian walls in the cannot be supported today; indeed, many of 11. Stocking up on marjoram, dittany and iron-
city of Heraclion, in order to see the famous these products were most likely manufactured wort, perfect for wintertime teas, at the Chania
inscription “I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I by artists from Zakros. The most important Municipal Market.
am free” on the tomb of the great Greek writer of these finds can be seen today in the 12. A pilgrimage at the monastery of Aghios Family taverna
Nikos Kazantzakis. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, while Ioannis Kapsas, perched on a rocky cliff over
6. Pay a visit at the archaeological site of others are at display in the Archaeological the sea east of Makrygialos, in the Lasithi Pre-
Zakros. Of all the Minoan palatial towns, Zakros Museum of Sitia. Kato Zakros, Sitia, Lasithi fecture. Dependent on the monastery of Toplos
minoan city and palace was the one situated 7. A romantic stroll around Lake Kourna, the near Sitia, it attracts many devout Christians. Plaka ( oPPosite sPinalonga island ), Crete
tel: +30 2841041353
www.giorgos-plaka.gr

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