Location information

  Except for the excavations of the Minoan Kydonia on the hill of Kastelli in the region of Chania, there are also artifacts from ancient civilizations both in the North & in the South. One of the most important ancient cities of Western Crete is Aptera where parts of the temple of Dimitra have been saved, imposing walls & huge arched tanks of Roman Years. Also, the acropolis of Polyrrinia in Kissamos, as well as the ancient town Falassarna, which had in the post-Minoan years a closed & safe post, which connected the sea with a canal. The Asklipieio of Lissos in the south, as well as the ancient sites in Irtakina, Syia, Kadros, Tarra, Aradin and Anopolis in the region of Sfakia.
(text: Roula Kastrinaki)
This text (extract) is cited February 2004 from the Chania Prefecture Tourism Committee tourist pamphlet.