Η ΣΗΤΕΙΑ ΠΟΛΗ ΤΟΥ ΜΥΣΩΝΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΡΝΑΡΟΥ- THE SITIA CITY OF MYSONA AND KORNAROU
Archaeological Museum
The palace of kato zakro
Palekastro
Petras
The Folklore Museum of Sitia
Urges Dermitzogiannis, the popular bard of sitia, expressing his admiration for the folk museum of the town in rhyme.The museum, in kapetan Sifi Street near the square, is indeed well worth a visit. Established in 1975 by the ‘’Vitsentzos Kornaros’’ progressive society of sitia, which still runs it, the museum is constantly enriched by valuable donations from people living in the district of sitia.Visitors can admire wonderful woven handicrafts produced by the loom and female sill, and see many everyday items used in doth village and town houses.There are also agricultural implements such as a wooden plough, sickles for harvesting and a threshing - sledge. The display also comprises sieves of various size for different purposes, baskets large and small, and a great deal of pottery, even including large Minoan – type pit hoi for storing wine and olive oil.These are all authentic items, providing a representative picture of local traditional life and activities.These were mostly farming in nature, reflecting the inhabitants main occupations of olive cultivation and viticulture.
Former Director of Research,
Folklore Centre, Academy of Athens
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο
Το ανάκτορο της Ζάκρου
Η ανασκαφή άρχισε το 1961 από τον Ν. Πλάτωνα
Ήταν ένα από τα πιο σημαντικά λιμάνια της μινωικής Κρήτης , η πύλη προς την ανατολή ίσος οι «κεφτιου» οι Κρητικοί που εμφανίζονται στους Αιγυπτιακούς τάφους , να φέρουν δώρα Αιγυπτίους βασιλείς να ξεκινούν από αυτό το κόλπο.
Το ανάκτορο κτίστηκε γύρω στα 1700 π.Χ και καλύπτει με τα παραρτήματα του μια έκταση πάνω από 9.000 τ.μ. και υπολογίζετε ότι 300 περίπου διαμερίσματα αποτελούσαν το διώροφο οικοδόμημα του.
Παλαίκαστρο
Πετράς
Φρούριο Καζάρμας

Είναι το μεγαλύτερο δώρο που έκανε η φύση στο γεωγραφικό χώρο της Σητείας. Όπου κι αν κατευθυνθείτε θα βρεθείτε μπροστά σε έναν γραφικό γιαλό, μια χρυσή αμμουδιά, ένα ήσυχο ορμίσκο, μια οργανωμένη και πολύβουη κοσμική πλαζ ή μια χρυσοστρωμένη παραλία όπου μπορείτε να απολαύσετε το μπάνιο, το σπορ ή το παιχνίδι σας με το κατακάθαρο θαλασσινό νερό.
Οι παραλίες της Σητείας έχουν βραβρευθεί με την γαλάζια σημαία της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.
Πηγή:Δήμος Σητείας
The beaches of Sitia have been awarded with the EEC Blue Flag.
Chiona
Itanos
Vai
Sitia Beach
Ίτανος
Χιόνα
Βάι (Φοινικόδασος)
Road coach

Plane

Sitia-Palaikastro-Zakros-Kato Zakros
- Sitia- Palaikastro-Zakros-Kato Zakros
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Zakros is the second village in size in the Municipality of Itanos with 800 habitants. It is 20 kilometers away from Palekastro. It is in the middle of a lush lowland with thousands of olive trees. They are the "spring of life" for the economy of the area. Agriculture and the cultivation of olives, is the basic occupation of the local people. The area is famed for the springs and crystal waters that have ceaselessly run for centuries making fertile the land that kindly shares its bounty.

This is also the starting point of the famous Canyon of Zakros, cutting through the tall mountains and ending up at Lower Zakros, next of the rubble of the Minoan Palace (forth largest Minoen settlement in size). Thousands of objects have been discovered, masterpieces of the Minoan art. They are decorating the archeological Museum of Iraklion
Sitia-Lithines-Makrigialo-skordilo-sitia
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Makrigialos
On the south eastern coast of Crete, the long beach of Makrigialos offers safe shallow bathing against a backdrop of granite mountains painted olive grove green and decorated with traditional Cretan villages. More.
Sitia-Toplou Monastery-Vai--Palaikastro-Sitia
- Sitia- Toploy monastery-Vai Palaikastro-Sitia

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TOPLOY MONASTERY
It is an historical monastery of the 15th century, which collapsed in the earthquake of 1612 and was rebuilt with the financial aid of the Venetians. During the Ottoman conquest of Crete, the monastery was destroyed and devastated by the Turks. In 1704 the monastery was declared stauropegion. During the Ottoman occupation there was a school in the monastery, while, after 1870, it was founded there a school of mutual teaching. The Monastery is a stauropegion fortress. The main building of 800 m2 has three floors, which are divided into cells, guest - houses, kitchens, the abbot' s residense and warehouses. The katholicon is a two-aisled church; the northern aisle is dedicated to the Virgin, and the southern posterior aisle, to St John the Theologian. The monastery' s characteristic bell tower bears relief crowns and crosses with inscriptions and the date 1558. In the Monastery, there is also an interesting Museum
VAI
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