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Sitia is located on the north-east coast of Crete on the edge of a cape overlooking a nice bay framed by the uninhabited Dionisiades Islands.

It 'a small town with a population of 9,348 inhabitants (source Wikipedia.gr from the national census of 2011)

with mainly modern architecture where the remains of ancient urban planning are concentrated in the first part of the promontory overlooking the bay to the north-west.

Interesting places to be seen are the ruins of the Venetian fortress (Kazarma), the Orthodox Churches

(always well kept), the walk

on the harbour

with it’s restaurants and bars

(some traditional and some tourist) and the restoration of some

old buildings

on the stone alleys which lead to

the old town.

In Sitia,

which is located at the coordinates +35° 12' 20.96" North, +26° 6' 25.83" East, you will find :

the airport

with flights operated by different airlines for domestic routes only, which we summarize here :

• Astra Airlines to Athens

• Olympic to Karpathos, Kassos and Rodos

• Sky Express to Heraklion, Alexandroupoli and Preveza

the port

with the maritime service, provided by the ship Preveli of Anek, both for the islands of the Dodecanese and for Heraklion and the Greek mainland, with details that indicate here :

• twice a week (on Saturdays at 11.15 and on Wednesdays at 12.20) to Cassos, Karpathos, Halki and Rhodes

• twice a week (on Sundays at 12.35 and on Wednesday at 04.30) with destination Heraklion, Santorini, Milos and Athens (Piraeus)

Here is headquartered the major hospital of the area and there are also several pharmacies, banks, supermarkets, craft shops, warehouses and shops of all kinds that make of Sitia, a small but well equipped town and a reference point for all the region.

For a stay in Sitia

there are various possibilities

and

here we report a selection among

those that can be booked

directly with

Booking.com

Sitia Bay

Simon

Portobelis

Minos

Roussa Village

Corina

Petras Beach

Nereids

Elysee

Villa Katerina

Oceanides Manolis

Ploimon

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