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STERNES (Village) AKROTIRI
In Sternes there is a large Venetian structure as well as remains
of Venetian houses.
ARKOUDOSPILIA (Cave) AKROTIRI
The cave of Our Lady of the Bear (Spileo Arkoudas) is on the path
from Gouverneto to Katholiko. The chapel dedicated to the Virgin is inside the
cave. At the rear of the cave there is a grey bear-shaped stalagmite with a small
pond in front of it. Local legend says that the Virgin Mary turned the bear to
stone after she caught it drinking the monks' water. Archaeologist claim that
in antiquity the cave was a shrine to Artemis, who was transformed into the shape
of a bear. On the first day of February local people come in the evening for the
church service and stay in the cave afterwards to celebrate with food and wine.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below.
STAVROS (Port) AKROTIRI
There is a cave in the hill, which was used from Neolithic times.
Evidence exists of its use as a sanctuary from the end of the Bronze Period through
all the Greek periods.
AKROTIRI (Municipality) CHANIA
Among the 115 caves and 5 small gorges of the promontory the small
verdant gorge of Katholikou or Avlaki Agiou ("The saint's way") distinguishes
itself in its wild beauty. After reaching the well-known Convent of Gouvernetou,
situated at an altitude of 260m. and a distance of 16 km from Chania,
you start walking northwards on a pathway and, after 10 minutes, you meet the
Cave of Panagia Akroudiotissas, as well as the chapel of the Virgin Mary and the
sanctuary of Artemis. After walking for 10 minutes downwards, you can see the
monastery of Saint John the Hermit, who lived during the 14th century in the 151
m long and very nice cave that is situated in the vicinity of the chapel.
A little further downwards, after walking over an unusually big bridge,
you enter the gorge. You then walk on the streambed for about half an hour and
reach the coast. You can see is very clean for swimming. You can see a Venetian
well, a construction where the monks of Katholikos used to keep their small craft,
and the stone portion that was cut off for the building of the Convent.
This text is cited April 2003 from the Prefectural
Committee for the Promotion of Chania pamphlet.
The graves of Eleftherios and his son Sofocles are in a memorial park
overlooking the city of Chania. The park is at the entrance to the peninsula of
Akrotiri on the road from Chania to the airport, about 2km from Chania.
Eleftherios Venizelos was a Cretan statesman who fought for independence from
the Turks and later for union with Greece. He was prime minister of Greece several
times, and one of the most important Greek statesmen, until the monarchists forced
his resignation and sent him into exile in France. He died in exile in 1936. From
this site in 1897, Cretan revolutionaries raised the Greek flag to symbolize their
demand for union with Greece. A salvo from the European fleet destroyed the flagpole.
A Cretan again raised the flag under fire, using his body as the flagpole. From
this location, the view of Chania is quite outstanding, especially at sunset.
The gardens around the graves and the small church of the Profitis Ilias are a
popular site for baptisms and weddings during the summer months.
This extract is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
STERNES (Village) AKROTIRI
The village of Sternes contains the Byzantine church of Agii Pandes.
It had cruciform architecture with a dome. On the floor of the church there is
an old tomb decorated with vine leaves.
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