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KOUTSOGERAKO (Settlement) ANATOLIKO SELINO
The village of Koustogerako is 73km from Chania. Koustogerako, 500
metres above sea level, is in a very wild, beautiful position. Deep gorges and
steep mountain cliffs surround the village. Southwest of the village at a height
of 200 metres is the cave of Cyclopa, possibly related to the epic poem Odyssey
in the story of the Cyclops. The cave is a long way from the village and difficult
to approach. Koustogerako itself has a dramatic history. It was burned twice by
the Venetians, and once in 1821 by the Turks. Finally, Koustogerako was razed
by the Nazis. The Germans had gathered the old men, women, and children of the
village and were about to execute them when shots killed the machine gunner. The
other soldiers ran away and the villagers escaped. The Nazis returned the next
day and destroyed the village.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
MONI (Settlement) ANATOLIKO SELINO
Moni a small village 62km from Chania on the Chania - Alikianos -
Moni - Sougia road, has a lovely Byzantine church.
SOUGIA (Village) CHANIA
The village of Sougia is located on the south coast of Crete, 70km
southeast of Chania on the Chania - Alikianos - Moni - Sougia road. Sougia is
reached from Chania in 2 hours. The westbound boats from Hora Sfakia stop enroute
to Paleohora, and boats run from Paleohora to Agia Roumeli, Loutro and Hora Sfakion.
Although it is not one of the larger towns of the province of Selino, Sougia is
interesting to the tourist, providing lovely beaches, impressive mountains, and
interesting remains of old Byzantine churches. Sougia has some tourist services,
such as rooms to rent and small hotels and tavernas.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains image.
Sougia 's ancient name was Syia, and it was the harbour town of Elyros. West of Sougia are the ruins of ancient Lissos. One can admire the tiny Dorian temple of Asklipios, the ancient theatre and the vaulted tombs.
SYIA (Ancient city) ANATOLIKO SELINO
Sougia, or Sia, was the harbour of ancient Elyros and flourished during
Greek, Roman and Byzantine times. During those times it had a good harbour which
is not visible now because the land has risen on this side of Crete. Sougia was
very important during Byzantine times, and three large basilicas of the first
Byzantine period have been discovered so far. It seems that both Sougia and Elyros
were destroyed by the Arabs.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains image.
SYIA (Ancient city) ANATOLIKO SELINO
Syia. Small city on the S coast of W Crete, in the Selino district between
Lisos and Poikilasion. Little is known of its history; it was probably a member
of the league of Oreioi in the 3d c. B.C. (see Lisos). Its surviving remains belong
to the Imperial and First Byzantine periods, and it was probably destroyed in
the Arab conquest. It had a good harbor and served as the port of inland Elyros
(Stadiasmus 331; Steph. Byz. s.v.). It apparently did not strike its own coins.
The site lies at the mouth of the valley running down from Elyros.
There is no harbor now, but if relative sea level was some 6.6 m higher in antiquity
there would have been one W of the river mouth and protected from the S by a mole.
Most of the ancient remains lie E of the river: remains of houses, an aqueduct
to the N, a bath building to the S, and built and rock-cut tombs on the slopes
to the E. A large basilica of the 6th c. has been excavated just W of the village,
and two other basilicas lie E of it.
D. J. Blackman, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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