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Travel to Sitia, visa requirements / Get around / Sitia attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Sitia souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Sitia nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get outSitia is a city in the Sea of Crete region of Greece.
Travel to Sitia - Visa Requirements
Sitia, 18 km from Palekastro and 60 from Ierapetra, with a population of 9500 people, is the easternmost city on Crete and perhaps the least developed. Even during the busy summer peak, Sitia retains a certain charm and laid-back style. On the other hand, this means that it is not deserted in the winter, like other tourist resorts of Crete.
Tours and Getting around Sitia
During the Venetian occupation the town of Sitia was destroyed three times. In 1508 by a terrible earthquake, in 1538 by the pirate Barbarosa and in 1651 by the Venetians so as not to fall in the hands of the Turks. For two centuries Sitia ceased to exist as a town, until 1869. The present city was built in 1870. Sitia is the seat of administrative and public services for the county and has road and sea connections with various places in the island and with Pireaus and other Aegean islands.
There is also a small airport with connection to Athens, Kassos, Karpathos, Rhodes.
Sitia tourist attractions and sightseeing
It has been inhabited since the Minoan period. At Petra, to the east of the town, a section of ancient settlement has been excavated. There is a waterfront with restaurants and cafes, a large public beach, and an archaeological museum which holds many of the findings from Palekastro.
Sitia city tours
Sitia souvenirs and shopping
Sitia Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Sitia nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Sitia cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
There are a lot of choices for accommodation in Sitia. There are some hotels near the harbour of the town. There are also one or two luxurious hotels, category A. But you can find cheap and expensive rooms or apartments as well. Some of them are new built and there are ideal for spending your holidays. Either in town or a suburb all of them are very close to the sea and keep the conditions for a good stay either you choose a cheap or an expensive solution.
Get out
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