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Traditional feasts
Traditional feasts and celebrations -

VLACHERONITISSA

August 13/2005: Traditional Cretan night.
January 17/05: Feast at the celebration of Saint Anthony's chapel.
May 2/05: Feast at the celebration ofSaint George's chapel
May 21/05: Feast at the celebration of Saints Constantine & Helen chapel.
August 25/05 (afternoon): Feast at the celebration of Saint Fanourios chapel.
August 28/05 (afternoon): Feast at the celebration of Saint Ioannis Prodromos chapel.
September 8/05: Celebration of the central church of the village The Birth if Mary
September 20/05 (afternoon):
Feast at the celebration of Saint Efstathios
November 9/05
: Feast at the celebration of Saint Nektarios chapel
November 26/05: Feast at the celebration of Saint Stilianos chapel
December 6/05: Feast at the celebration of Saint Nicolas chapel

LIMNI

TSIKOUDIA (traditional Cretan drink) FESTIVAL at 2 September.

LOUTRAKI

August 15: Traditional Cretan Feast with local music and dance troupe.

MALEME

September 13 (afternoon): Feast at the celebration of Timios Stavros, at beach

MODI

August 6: Traditional Cretan Feast with local music and dance troupe.

DERES

July 6/05 (afternoon): Traditional Cretan Feast on occasion of celebration of Saint Kiriaki
July 25/05 (afternoon): Traditional Cretan Feast at the celebration of Saint Paraskevichapel
August 28/05 (afternoon): Traditional Cretan Feast at the celebration of Saint Ioannis Prodromoschapel
September 7/05 (afternoon): Traditional Cretan Feast on occasion of the celebration of The Birth of Mary

SIRILI

Xerotigano (Sweet Crunchy Fries) Festival  early August

 



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Excursions - Sightseeing

Churches & Monasteries

The Byzantine churches alone are over 300, while there is a great number of monasteries, museums with rare artifacts, wall paintings and relics. Here we note the most important:

Churches:

  • Aghios Gerorgios (Saint George) at Komitades Sfakia (1314 A.D.)
  • Aghios Nikolaos (Saint Nicolas) at the monastery of Selino (1315 A.D.)
  • Archangel Michael at Kavalariana of Kandanos (1328 A.D.)
  • Mother of God at Kakodiki Selinos (1332 A.D.)
  • Aghios Nikolaos (Saint Nicolas) at Kyriakoselia Apokoronou
  • Rotunda of Episkopi Kisamos
  • Mother of God at Stylo Apokoronou (12 th century A.D.)
  • Basilica of Sougia (of the first Byzantine period)

Monasteries:

  • Aghia Triada (Saint Trinity) Tzagarolon at Akrotiri. Tel. 0030 28210 63310
  • Gouvernetou at Akrotiri. Tel. 0030 28210 63319
  • Gonias at Kolimbari. Te; 0030 28240 22313
  • Female monastery at Hrisopigi Hania. Tel 0030 28210 91125
  • Hrisoskalitissa near Elafonisi.

At the first four monasteries, museums with rare artifacts operate. Open to the public.




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