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Holidays in Aghios Nikolaos

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Holidays in Aghios Nikolaos

Situated on the North East coast of Crete, Aghios Nikolaos the capital of the prefecture of Lassithi, at the head of an olive grove passage carved through the mountains. Still a working port with a glistening picturesque harbour, Aghios Nikolaos is a pleasant place to both stay and use as a base while exploring the Eastern part of Crete. A cosmopolitan center, Aghios Nikolaos provides a wealth of choice when it comes to hotels, bars and restaurants, complemented by a healthy nightlife. Aghios Nikolaos has the perfect place to relax, from backstreet kafenions to late night Greek discos .

Things to do in Aghios Nikolaos

Sightseeing in Aghios Nikolaos

Situated in the beautiful gulf of Mirambellou, the lake of Aghios Nikolaos is populated by moored boats and linked to sea by a narrow canal. With its surrounding red rocks between the trees turn it into a site of great natural attraction. The Museum of Aghios Nikolaos hosts the numerous new archeological finds from Eastern Crete.

Aghios Nikolaos Beaches

Cretes extensive coastline provides the prefect beaches for bathing and relaxing in the Mediterranean sea, and the pebbled beaches of Aghios Nikolaos are no exception. While not as busy as those at Malia and Stalis, some of the most beautiful beaches on Crete can be found in Boulisma, Elounda and Plaka beaches.

Shopping in Aghios Nikolaos

Agios Nikolaos offers a wide variety of goods, from top designer label clothing to fine antiques and high quality leather goods. Shops are open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 9 am-3 pm and on Tuesday and Thursday 9 am-8 pm. Shops that sell mainly to tourists are open  9 am-10 pm, all week long. Greece is well known for its original jewelery design and competive prices. Other things to buy from Agios Nikolaos are wine, embroideries, handicrafts, woven goods and art by locals from the neighboring villages.

Activities in Aghios Nikolaos

Fishing and boating are popular activities along the Mediterranean coastline of Aghios Nikolaos , and every Sunday evening throughout the summer a folk festival is held to entertain the tourists who visit the picturesque capital of Lassithi. A lot of tourists staying in Aghios Nikolaos make the trips to the fortified islet of Spinalonga, and the inland village of Kritsa, with its famous frescoed church dating from the 14th and 15th centuries.

Culture in Aghios Nikolaos

Aghios Nikolaos is built on the site of the ancient town of Lato towards Ka-mara, a seaport of Lato Hetera. It flourished throughout the 3rd century BC and continued to nourish during the Roman and early Byzantine periods. The city has an Archaeological Museum, with a large collection of Minoan artefacts. The museum is home to finds from the cemetery of Aghia Photia, dating back to 2,300 BC, including more than 1,500 vases. The museum also has the skull of a young Roman athlete wearing a gold olive-leaf wreath dated to the 1st century AD.

Food in Aghios Nikolaos

Aghios Nikolaos is host to many restaurants and Greek tavernas, serving up typical healthy Greek dishes with ingredients such as bread accommpanied by olives, lots of fresh fruit and raw vegetables, olive oil, red wine and foods rich in protein, in the form of goat's milk, cheese, walnuts and fish. Lamb, chicken, pork and steaks cooked on a charcoal-grill are also quite common. Remote tavernas may offer rustic dishes such as rabbit (kounel ), pigeon (pitsounia) or wild boar (agriohiros), whilst most beachside tavernas will offer delicious seafoods such as bream, bass, mullet, swordfish and lobster.

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