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Sternes

STERNES (Village) KOFINA
Sternes is first referred to in a 1271 agreement for the purchase of good wine from the area. Nowadays there are 420 residents in Sternes, engaged in agricultural activities (olive oil, raisins and cattle raising). The village celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary on November 21st. Other traditional Cretan feasts and cultural events -organized with the help of the Cultural Association- are also held during Carnival, on the first of May and in mid-summer.

This text is cited Dec 2003 from the Interkriti URL below.

• http://www.interkriti.org/kofinas/entext.htm#stern...