The fortress of Agios Nikolaos of Kyriakosellia is located in the homonym settlement of Kyriakosellia, belonging to the province of Apokoronas. It was a Byzantine fortress built by the feudal lord of the region to secure his privileges.
По легенде, Зевс явился Европе, игравшей с подругами на берегу моря, в виде белого быка и похитил её, увезя на своей спине на остров Крит. На острове Крит Зевс принял вид прекрасного юноши и овладел Европой. От этого союза родились Минос, Радаманф и Сарпедон.
The fort of Sfakia (Castel di Sfacia or Sfachia) was built on Kastelli hill, on the eastern edge of Sfakia (Chora Sfakion) town and was the last fort built by the Venetians in Crete. It was built during the 15th-16th century on the site of a previous Byzantine fort. Information about the castle is very poor, but this was mentioned for the first time in documents of 1526.
The Monastery of Panagia Exakousti is located in the beautiful green location Malles, near Ierapetra. Today it serves as a female convent. The nuns operate a workshop with textiles, a tailor and needlework shop and other souvenirs.
Next to the village of Krya, 25km away from the town of Sitia, there is a hill with the church of St. George and the ruins of a Venetian castle, called Monte Forte or Apano Castelli (Upper Forth).
The Folklore Museum of Sitia was founded in 1975 and is housed in a beautiful neo-classical house. The collection refers to the town of Sitia in the second half of the 19th and early 20th century.
Το μακροφύκος Polisyphonia algae αποτελεί ένα γένος θαλάσσιου φύκους που απαντάται κυρίως στην δυτική Κρήτη και στο Μπαλί Ρεθύμνου. Είναι κοκκινωπό και έχει τραγανή σάρκα, ενώ φυτρώνει πάνω σε σκληρά πετρώματα σε ρηχά νερά.