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Port of Agios Nikolaos

A port in the heart of the city... Located in the established cruise market of the SE Mediterranean, close to major cruise ports of Greece and Turkey, providing adequate hospitality infrastructure, conference and exhibition facilities and many tourist attractions.

TEMPERATURE

19 ^oC

WIND SPEED

16.24 km/h

HUMIDITY

44 %

FACILITIES & SERVICES

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200 berths
Fire Network
Free WiFi
Water supply facilities at the piers
Waste management
24/7 Water and electricity supply

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GETTING AROUND

Ancient Lato This area owes its name to the goddess Lito (or Lato) who was the mother of Apollo and Artemis. Its ruins have been preserved in very good condition, and date back from the 4th-2nd century B.C. and are evidence of the last habitation there, a settlement that seems to have been abandoned in stages as its inhabitants moved down towards the sea. Apart from its archaeological and historical interest, Lato is a place with a panoramic view of the whole region. Gazing over the entire area from the hills of…

Milatos Cave Milatos Cave is situated 2,5 km outside the village of Milatos on the steep slope of a gorge and has an area of 2100 sq m. The number of stalactites and stalagmites in the Milatos Cave is small, but offer a wonderful picture. The amazing arrangement of the pillars divides the cave into numerous caverns. The chapel of Saint Thomas in the cave commemorates the catastrophe in the year 1823. 3,600 men, women and children sought refuge in the cave but had to surrender after 15 days and were then…

Panagia Kera The most popular Byzantine monument in Crete (13th- 14th A.D.), it is located in Logari, one kilometre east of Kritsa. This triple-nave Byzantine church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, to Saint Anthony and Saint Anna. It is adorned with superb wall paintings on particular themes like the representation of Saint Anna, other icons of the saints, and the fourteen scenes depicting the secret life of the Virgin Mary. Characteristic of all the wall paintings is their vividness, expressiveness and aesthetic perfection.

Archaeological Site of Gournia Gournia - the ancient name of which is not known - is the most characteristic of the excavated medium-size settlements, dated to the period of the peak of the Minoan culture (Late Minoan I period: 1550-1450 B.C.). It is called "Pompeii of Minoan Crete" because of the good state of preservation. It occupies a low hill, close to the sea, at the Isthmus of Hierapetra. The first inhabitants settled here in the Early Minoan III period (2300 B.C.). Remains of the Middle Minoan period (2000-1600 B.C.) are also preserved; in…

Richtis Gorge Richti's Gorge refers to a gorge in Crete, Greece. It is a state protected park near Exo Mouliana Sitias, starting from the traditional village of Exo Mouliana, located on the highway of Agios Nikolaos and Sitias and ending at the secluded beach of Richtis, just east of the village of Kalavros. The hiking trail is about 4 km long with easy (spring/summer/autumn) to moderate (winter) difficulty. Rich vegetation (mainly plane trees, wild berries and local flowers and herbs) and animal life (mainly local species of butterflies, small reptiles, birds and…

Spinalonga The most famous island on Crete, this rock stronghold and fortress is located on the north-west entrance of The Bay of Elounda. The fortress was built during Venetian times using building material from an original ancient fortress. It was founded in 1579 by the Venetian benefactor Luca Michiel, as shown by the nscription on the lintel over the main entrance. It was part of the organization of the defense of Crete, particularly against the expansion of the Turks and the incursions of pirates. When the Venetians were defeated and surrendered…

Ha Gorge Ha Gorge is a gorge on the eastern part of the island of Crete in Greece. It is located in the west slope of Thrypti mountain and exits east of Vasiliki village in the plain of Ierapetra. The gorge is about 1.5km long, particularly narrow at several points and has walls rising up to 300m. Its name derives from the verb hasko meaning to open or part widely, to gape. Ha is considered to be one of the wildest gorges in Crete and one of the most difficult to cross.…

Dikteon Andron The Dikteon Cave (or Dikteon Andron or Dictaean Cave) is one of the most important and famous of the 3,000 caves in Crete and the 8,500 in Greece. It is in the impressive Dikteon Cave, rich in stalagmites and stalactites, that Zeus was born according to legend. This is why the Dikteon Cave was already famous in antiquity, dedicated to the worship of the greatest of the gods, as the many offerings found there indicate. In our days the Dikteon Cave continues to receive many visitors, no longer worshippers, of…

Knossos Palace Knossos is 64 km west of Agios Nikolaos. Knossos is the site of the most important and best known palace of Minoan civilization. According to tradition, it was the seat of the legendary king Minos. The Palace is also connected with thrilling legends, such as the myth of the Labyrinth with the Minotaur, and the story of Daidalos and Icaros. The site was continuously inhabited from the Neolithic period (7000 - 3000 B.C.) until Roman times. The Linear B tablets (Mycenaean script) of the 14th century B.C. mention the city…

Vai Palm Beach The palm beach of Vai (Greek: Βάι) is one of the largest attractions of the Mediterranean island of Crete. It features the largest natural palm forest in Europe, made up of Cretan Date Palm (Phoenix theophrasti). For tourism Vai was discovered at the beginning of the 1970s by Richard White and friends from North London, Belfast and Bavaria, at the end of that decade it was popularised by the last Hippies who fled the hot-spots Matala and Preveli. At the beginning of the 1980s Vai was full of backpacker tourists…

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Δικαιώματα Γενικές

POPULAR DESTINATIONS

ΛΙΜΑΝΙ ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑΣ

PIRAEUS (145NM)

ΡΕΤΗΥΜΝΟ (76ΝΜ)

ΚΑΣΤΡΟ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ

HERACLEIO (33NM)

CHANIA (88NM)

ΕΚΛΛΗΣΙΑ ΑΣΠΡΗ ΜΕ ΜΠΛΕ ΧΡΩΜΑΤΑ

SANTORINI (119NM)

ΜΥΛΟΣ ΑΣΠΡΟΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΜΕ ΦΟΝΤΟ ΘΑΛΛΑΣΑ

MYCONOS (166NM)

ΠΑΡΑΛΙΑΚΟΣ ΔΡΟΜΟΣ ΠΑΦΟΥ

PAPHOS (331NM)

ALEXANDRIA (343NM)