Listed 16 sub titles with search on: Sights for wider area of: "KISSAMOS Province CHANIA" .
POLYRRINIA (Ancient city) CHANIA
The view from the ancient city is exceptional. To the north, one can
see the sea of Kissamos Bay and to the south the dramatic formations and gorges
of the mountains, which are covered in flowers in the spring.
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IMERI GRAMVOUSSA (Island) CHANIA
KISSAMOS (Town) CHANIA
The name Kastelli came from the Venetian castle that was in the town
but the town's formal name is Kissamos. The bombing of World War II mostly destroyed
the castle.
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MARATHOKEFALA (Settlement) KOLYMBARI
Ioannis Xenos (St. John the Hermit) was the saint who founded the
Katholiko Monastery on the Akrotiri. There is a stalactite in the rear of the
cave which people consider to be holy.
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TOPOLIA (Village) MYTHIMNA
Just south of Topolia is Agia Sofia Cave with many stalactites and
the little chapel of Agia Sofia. Ancient remains have been found in the cave dating
as far back as the Neolithic era.
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PERVOLAKIA (Village) MYTHIMNA
SASSALOS (Village) MYTHIMNA
It is another gorge of Kissamos, wonderful to the nature lovers and
mountaineers, located in an intact natural environment.
It starts from the village of Sasalos in Kissamos
at an altitude of 340 m (57 km from Chania),
where you come to via the Chania-Nopigia-Koleni-Rokka-Sfakopigadi-Malathyro-Sasalo
route.
After walking for maximum 4 hours in the main portion of the gorge,
you reach the village of Malathyro (at an altitude of 315m and a distance of 48
km from Chania). If you walk for one more hour you can also reach the village
of Voulgaro in Kissamos, 7
km distant from the town of Kissamos.
This text is cited April 2003 from the Prefectural
Committee for Tourism Promotion of Chania pamphlet.
SIRIKARI (Village) CHANIA
It is a beautiful gorge in Kissamos
that starts from the village of Mesa Sirikari (at an altitude of 500 m and a distance
of 50 km from Chania) on the
Chania - Kalergiana Kissamou
- Kalathenes - Sirikari route.
It ends in Polyrrinia Kissamou
(at an altitude of 400 m), six km distant from the town of Kissamos.
It is wooded with chestnut tress at the beginning, and then with plane
trees, cardoons, wild olive trees, hollies, locusts, lentisks etc., and with aromatic
herbs like the sage burning bush.
Half way you meet the source of "Gra Vrissi" which is full legends,
some of which refer to the "demons" and "goblins" of the gorge. Its crossing requires
3 to 3,30 hours and is fairly easy. At the exit you will find the ruins of the
famous ancient city of Polyrrinias.
This text is cited April 2003 from the Prefectural
Committee for Tourism Promotion of Chania pamphlet.
TOPOLIA (Village) MYTHIMNA
Beside the road from Topolia to Koutsomatado is the tree-lined gorge
of Topolia with 300 metre high walls.
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DRAPANIAS (Village) MYTHIMNA
About 3km out of town there are signs to the Venetian Villa Trevisan. This very beautiful, crumbling structure is between the old road and the new road, outside the village proper. The picture of the villa Trevisan is used on the cover of the book by Giuseppe Gerola (an Italian historical photographer who visited Crete in 1902), on the Venetian remains of Crete.
KALATHENES (Village) CHANIA
In the village of Kalathenes there are the remains of an interesting
Venetian building in the area named Rotonda. It was a villa of a Venetian noble
built on unknown architectural principles. The impressive portal and the courtyard
are still evident. A woman is living in the villa who does traditional weaving
and spins her own wool.
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VOULGARO (Village) MYTHIMNA
In Voulgaro there is a sign southwest to Mouri. After 1,700 metres
there is a right turn to Latsiana. Latsiana is a secluded place on the west side
of a hill and has a spectacular view of the valley. It has high trees, vegetation
and fresh water springs. In Latsiana there are the remains of the Byzantine church
of Agia Varvara dating from the fifteenth century. The church was a three-aisled
basilica with a large dome. The church has been built using materials from an
ancient temple that was on this site. The location of the church is superb, with
a small but beautiful place to sit under the trees nearby and a commanding view
of the valley below.
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