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AGIOS NIKOLAOS (Town) LASSITHI
The history of Agios Nikolaos begins in ancient times when it was
the port for Lato, a powerful city during Hellenistic times. The harbour was still
used during Roman times and the first Byzantine period although its importance
had diminished. After this, it disappeared from history only to reappear in 1206
when the Genoans built the fortress of Mirabelo and gave its name to the town
and bay. An earthquake destroyed the fortress and no trace of it remains. In the
sixteenth century, the Venetians gave the town its current name, taken from the
chapel of Agios Nikolaos on the peninsula of Limena. During the Turks' rule the
town was uninhabited and only after 1870 did people move here, mainly to escape
from Turkish persecution.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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