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Agios Nikolaos
The capital of Lassithi is Saint Nikolas (or just Saint for the locals) and is located on the west side of the bay of Mirabello. The name of the region comes from the Byzantine church, of the same name, which replaced the earlier name, Mantraki.
For forty years, thousands of visitors choose t...

Lefkada, Karsanika embroideries
They became known from their eminent Karsaniki stitch that took its name from Karia of Lefkada, the place from where it began.
For reasons of facility and because a few people knew the village of Karia, but many knew Lefkada, the visitors of the island gave it its second name, Leykaditiki, with...

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Naval Museum of Crete
The famous Naval Museum of Crete is located in the city of Chania, at the harbor entrance, at the Venetian fortress of Firka (in Turkish means division).
The original construction of the fort (1204-1669) aimed to the installation of the local guard while in the same time it was used as a prison...