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ANYDRI (Settlement) PELEKANOS
The village of Anidri is 5km east of Paleohora. The road from Paleohora
to Anidri gives exceptional views of the sea, valleys and small gorges, and it
makes a pleasant excursion. The village also has some interesting Byzantine churches.
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ELAFONISSI (Island) CRETE
Elafonisi Island is near the southeast tip of Crete, 43km from Kastelli
and 76km from Chania. The road from Chrisoskalitissa continues as a dirt track
of 5km to Elafonisi. There are organized bus tours from Kastelli and Chania as
well as boat tours from Paleohora to Elafonisi. The area of Elafonisi has beautiful
beaches, in front of which is the island of Elafonisi itself.
This lovely islet was the site of a massacre of 850 women and children by the
Turks in 1824. The women and children were hidden there and as the Turks camped
on the beaches a horse found the shallow, 0.5 - 0.8 metre-deep water path to the
island. The Turks discovered the women and children and slaughtered them. There
is a memorial plaque on the highest point of the islet.
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LISSOS (Ancient city) PELEKANOS
Lissos is located near Sougia, on the south coast of Crete, and can
be reached from Sougia through a path that climbs between the hills, or by a small
boat from Sougia. The path to Lissos starts from the harbour of Sougia and is
well-marked. The walk is very pleasant and after 20 minutes in a small gorge it
climbs left and the next bay that becomes visible is Agios, the ancient harbour
of Lissos. The walk is not difficult or long (1hr. 30 min.) but take water with
you as there are no facilities in Lissos. To go by boat you will have to make
your own arrangements in the village. In Lissos there are remains from the Greek
and Roman eras, as well as interesting Byzantine churches.
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PALEOCHORA (Small town) CHANIA
Paleohora, on the Libyan Sea, is 77km from Chania on the road Chania
- Tavronitis - Voukolies - Kandanos - Paleohora. It is very near the southwest
tip of Crete. The town of Paleohora is behind the castle on a small peninsula.
There are also many Byzantine churches in the area.
Although it is rapidly growing as a tourist centre, it still retains much local
colour. The main street is shut off to traffic during the summer evenings and
the restaurants and activities of the town extend into the street. On both sides
of the peninsula there are public beaches that have long, wide stretches of sand.
There are also many hotels and restaurants of all classes. Paleohora can be a
base for many excursions in the area.
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PRODROMI (Settlement) PELEKANOS
The village of Prodromi is 10km east of Paleohora on the road Paleohora
- Anidri - Prodromi, and it has Byzantine churches. The village took its name
from the Byzantine church of Agios Ioannis Prodromos which was in the village.
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SKLAVOPOULA (Village) PELEKANOS
The village of Sklavopoula is 21km northwest of Paleohora on the Paleohora
- Voutas - Sklavopoula road. It is an old village with Venetian remains and several
Byzantine churches. From the village, at a height of 650 metres, the sea and the
southwest side of Crete may be seen.
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VOUTAS (Village) PELEKANOS
The village of Voutas is 14km northwest of Paleohora on the Paleohora
- Voutas - Strovles - Vlatos - Topolia - Kastelli (Kissamos) road. The drive from
Paleohora to Voutas presents an aerial view of Paleohora and the coast beside
it, and passes through interesting gorges and valleys of the southwest part of
Crete. In the area near Voutas there are several interesting Byzantine churches.
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PALEOCHORA (Small town) CHANIA
DOULOPOLIS (Ancient city) PELEKANOS
Dulopolis (Doulopolis, Doulon polis, Hesych.), a city of Crete, which
was mentioned by Sosicrates in the first book of his work on Crete (Suid. s. v.),
and was said to have contained a thousand male citizens (Steph. B. s. v.). Unfortunately,
none of these authorities give any hint which might serve to determine the situation
of this city, which, from the singularity of its name, gives rise to tempting
conjectures. (Hock, Kreta, vol. i. p. 433, vol. iii. p. 34; Pashley, Trav. vol.
ii. p. 82.)
KALAMYDI (Ancient city) PELEKANOS
A city of Crete, of which the Coast-describer (Geogr. Graec. Min.
vol. ii. p. 496), who, alone has recorded the name of the place, says that it
was to the W. of Lissus and 30 stadia from Criu-Metopon. Mr. Pashley has fixed
the site on the summit of the ridge between the vallies Kontokyneghi and Kantanos:
on the W. and SW. sides of the city the walls may be traced for 300 or 400 paces;
on the E. they extend about 100 paces; while on the S. the ridge narrows, and
the wall, adapting itself to the natural features of the hill, has not a length
of more than 20 paces. This wall is composed of polygonal stones, which have not
been touched by the chisel.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited June 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
Roman, and possibly earlier, settlement 1 km NE of the modern village. Remains on the site are confined to a heavy scatter of sherds, but a short distance to the NE are the remains of a fort built to defend Kantanos from the W. Traces of the defense wall, ending in a hollow circular bastion with inside entrance can be seen here.
K. Branigan, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
LISSOS (Ancient city) PELEKANOS
Lisos. A small city on S coast of W Crete, on a remote bay named after the
chapel of Ag. Kyrkos, Selino district; it is E of Kastelli Selinou and W of Souyia.
Its early history is unknown. In the early 3d c. B.C. it had a coinage alliance
with its neighbors Elyros, Hyrtakina, and Tarrha. By the mid 3d c. it was a member
of the league of People of the Mountains (Oreioi) and probably the chief city;
the league lasted until the late 3d or early 2d c. The city is mentioned in ancient
coastal pilots ([Skylax] 47; Stadiasmus 332f) and geographies (Ptol. 3.15.3; Tab.
Peut. 8.5; Geogr. Rav. 5.21); later sources show it was a bishop's seat until
the 9th c. (Hierokles 650.16; Not. gr. episc. 8.239; 9.148). Coins of the 4th-3d
c. and the treaty of the Oreioi with King Magas of Kyrene indicate that the main
divinity of Lisos was Dictynna, but excavation has now revealed an important Sanctuary
of Asklepios.
Lisos was once thought to lie at Kastelli Selinou, but the correct
site was identified in the 19th c., and proved by discovery in the wall of the
chapel of Agios Kyrkos of a stone inscribed with the treaty between the Oreioi
and Magas. On the slopes W of the stream that crosses the small coastal plain
are remains of the necropolis, including many freestanding barrel-vaulted built
tombs; E of the stream are the ruins of the city, which was inhabited from at
least the Classical to the First Byzantine period, but apparently not reoccupied
after the Arab conquest. In antiquity the relative sea level was probably some
7.8 m higher; there would then have been the natural harbor attested by Skylax,
which could have served as one of the ports of inland Elyros (the main one being
Syia).
Remains have been found of an aqueduct, a theater only 23.4 m in diameter,
and a large Roman bath building near the chapel of Agios Kyrkos at the back of
the plain. Under this chapel and that of the Panagia near the shore are the remains
of Early Christian basilicas. The city was small; it had little cultivable land
and was barely approachable except by sea.
The Sanctuary of Asklepios, however, which arose because of a spring
of curative water, is strikingly large. It was rediscovered after the unearthing
of votive statues near the chapel of Agios Kyrkos, and is the only area of the
city to be systematically excavated. The temple is a small, simple Doric temple
with walls of well-dressed polygonal masonry below and pseudo-isodomic above.
It has no pronaos, and the cella, paved with a fine polychrome mosaic, has a marble
podium at its rear for the cult statues. The water from the spring ran under the
paving to a fountain in the cella. In front of the building is a forecourt, and
on the W side an entrance portico from which steps led up to the temple. The building
seems to have been destroyed in an earthquake; parts of its superstructure were
found widely scattered. Nearby was a building used by priests or visitors. The
spring itself was approached by steps from the terrace; beside it was a large
cistern.
This site has produced more sculpture than any in Crete except Gortyn.
Many of the heads of statues and statuettes were found in a heap some distance
away from the torsos; most of them represent Asklepios or Hygieia, or girls and
boys (presumably consecrated to the god). They are of Hellenistic and Roman date,
but the types are mostly Classical. A number of statue bases bear dedications
to Asklepios and Hygieia. The finds are in the Chania and Herakleion museums.
D. J. Blackman, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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