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AGIA GALINI (Port) RETHYMNO
The seaside village and popular resort of Agia Galini on the Libyan
Sea, was once the harbour of ancient Sivritos. It is located 61km southeast of
Rethimnon and 68km southwest of Iraklion. The village has a harbour, beaches to
the right and left, and a Byzantine church. In the town behind the harbour there
are many satisfactory restaurants and hotels. Agia Galini is a good place to stay
overnight or for some days to explore the Amari Valley and the south side of Psiloritis,
and to visit the archaeological areas of the Mesara Plain. The village clings
to the mountains above the harbour, and has panoramic views across the Libyan
Sea. The bay of Mesara shelters the harbour and provides a mild year-round water
temperature. Opposite Agia Galini are seen the Paximadia islands, that can be
visited by rented boats. Along the coast, marine caves are accessible only by
boat. One such cave, the cave of Daedalus, is said to have been the workshop of
the mythical craftsman. The beautiful beaches of Agios Georgios and Agios Pavlos
are nearby and accessible by caique (boat). In addition, frequent sea excursions
are available from Agia Galini to Matala, Preveli, Plakias, Frangokastello, and
Hora Sfakion.
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The harbour is just in front of the village and has a boat ramp. In
the town behind the harbour there are many satisfactory restaurants and hotels.
AKOUMIA (Village) LAMBI
The village of Koumia is 39km south of Rethimnon on the Rethimnon
- Spili - Koumia - Agia Galini road, and it has Byzantine churches.
DRIMISKOS (Village) LAMBI
The village of Drimiskos is 45km south of Rethimnon on a west road
in the Kissos Valley of the road Rethimnon - Spili - Kissos Valley - Agia Galini.
In the area there are Byzantine churches and a local folklore museum.
KISSOS (Village) LAMBI
The village of Kissos is 35km from Rethimnon on the Rethimnon - Spili
- Agia Galini road, turn left 5km after Spili. In the village of Kissos there
are the three churches; Sotiras Christos, the Panagia and Agios Ioannis which
contains interesting frescoes. Near the village is also the old Byzantine monastery
of Agio Pnevma (Holy Spirit) whose church is still preserved.
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LABINI (Village) LAMBI
The village of Lambini is 27km south of Rethimnon on the Rethimnon
- Armeni - Spili road, on a road to the left 4km before Spili. The area contains
some important Byzantine churches.
MOURNE (Village) LAMBI
The village of Mourne is on a road branch 4km south of Spili, 34km
south of Rethimnon, on the Rethimnon - Armeni - Spili - Mourne road. In Mourne,
and in the nearby village of Diplohori or Demblohori, there are some engaging
Byzantine churches. Although they are difficult to find, the isolation and beauty
of the surroundings adds to their attraction.
SPILI (Small town) LAMBI
The village of Spili is 30km south of Rethimnon on the Rethimnon -
Armeni - Spili road. Spili an attractive village of natural beauty and containing
several old churches, stands on a rise above the foothills of Mount Kedros. The
village is in a thickly-wooded area with many streams. In the square there is
a row of 25 water spouts in the shape of lion heads. Many shops with local products
are here, as well as cafes and restaurants. Above the square, narrow alley ways
lead to the upper village and a panoramic view.
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KORION (Ancient city) LAMBI
Corium. Korion: Eth. Koresios Steph. B.: Kurna. A town of Crete, near which
was a temple to Athena (comp. Paus. viii. 21. § 4; Cic. N. D. iii. 23) and lake
(limne Koresia). As there is no other lake in the island, Mr. Pashley, from the
identity of this physical feature, fixes the position near the small lake Kurna,
at the foot of the hills on the S. edge of the plain which runs along the shore
from Armyro eastward.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited June 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
KORION (Ancient city) LAMBI
Korion (Melambes). Fifteen km S of the small Greek city of Sybrita. There is no evidence
for either Minoan or Roman occupation of the same site, and the city seems to
belong only to the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Evidence from the summit
of the acropolis suggests that here, at least, abandonment may have followed violent
destruction by fire.
The focus of the settlement is a small, flat-topped acropolis around
which there are traces of walls, probably of a retaining nature rather than defensive.
On the top of the acropolis there are the remains of a building which Hood suggests
may have been the Temple of Athena, whose presence is indicated by an inscription
found in the city below. The principal area of settlement below the acropolis
appears to have been to the E, where house walls may be traced. The city's water
supply, almost certainly the spring 100 m W of the acropolis, therefore seems
likely to have lain outside the occupied area of the city.
K. Branigan, 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.
SOULIA (Ancient city) LAMBI
A small ancient city on S coast of Crete in the Agios Vasileios district.
Mentioned only by a coastal pilot (Stad. 324-25: a harbor with good water), it
was the harbor of inland Sybrita; no coins of it are known. Its main deity was
Artemis.
Remains, including an aqueduct, were noted by Buondelmonti at "Suveta"
(1415); Halbherr confirmed the site's identification, first suggested by Pashley.
When the site was reoccupied and rebuilt after 1884, remains were found of the
sanctuary of Artemis (and many votive inscriptions to her), but no clear ground
plan was recovered. All remains found were of Roman Imperial date, but the sanctuary
could be of earlier origin. Halbherr also noted traces, not now visible, of poor
buildings, perhaps ancient houses, around the sanctuary, which lies in a small
coastal valley at the mouth of a stream, and tombs have been found above to the
NE and E, but no traces of other public buildings. Near the shore are remains
of a Roman concrete wall, probably a quay or seawall. The main settlement, or
part of it, may have lain on a hill ca. 1 km NE of Agia Galini, on the W side
of the mouth of the Platis (ancient Elektra), where sherds have been found on
the top and E slope of the hill.
Remains of an ancient wreck have been found in shallow water by Cape
Kakoskalo, E of Agia Galini and near Kokkinos Pirgos; the finds were mainly bronze
objects, including statuettes and statue fragments, with a coin hoard probably
dating from the reign of Probus (276-282). The collection was either the stock
in trade of an itinerant smith or a pirate's haul.
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.
VIONNOS (Ancient city) LAMBI
Twenty-five km W of Timbaki, a Classical and Hellenistic city. Traces
of Minoan, Geometric, and archaic occupation of the site have been found, but
the most extensive settlement and most of the visible remains belong to the 5th
to the 3d c. B.C. An inscription from the site, assigned to the late 4th c. B.C.,
carries the implication that the city was at that time an independent state.
The city was situated on a small hill and the E slopes below it and,
to judge from surviving house and terrace walls, covered an area of about 1.5
hectares. The defenses of the city are still clearly visible on the N side, where
a massive wall 3 m thick runs straight for over 100 m. From it project two semicircular
towers, each about 6 m in diameter and 40 m apart. At the W end of the wall is
another circular tower, twice the size of the central towers, while the E corner
tower is rectangular in shape and of a different build.
K. Branigan, 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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