GREECE, CRETE, KISSAMOS HARBOUR
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- Published: 04 Sep 2008
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KISSAMOS HARBOUR, GREECE, CRETE
Kissamos
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Manos Katrakis
Manos Katrakis (August 14, 1908 – September 2, 1984) was a Greek theatrical actor.
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Crete
Crete (, Kriti or occasionally Krētē) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea at . Crete is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece and covers the same area as the Greek region of Crete from before the 1987 administrative reform. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece; while it retains its own local cultural traits (such as its own music and dialect), Cretans identify themselves as Greeks. Heraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete.
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Greece
Greece (; , Elláda, ; , Hellás, ), also known as Hellas and officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía, ), is a country in southeastern Europe. Situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, Greece has land borders with Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the tenth longest coastline in the world at in length, featuring a vast number of islands (approximately 1400, of which 227 are inhabited), including Crete, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades, and the Ionian Islands among others. Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains, of which Mount Olympus is the highest at .
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Kissamos Province
Kissamos is a province of Crete. It is located in the northwestern corner of the island, in Chania Prefecture. It is in the foothills of the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) covering two barren peninsulas and much rugged coastline, as well as relatively fertile agricultural land. This area is also very known for the famous Cretan-music violin players such as George Papadakis (Naftis). The main town of the province is Kastelli-Kissamou (Kissamos).
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Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus (; see also List of Greek place names) is a large peninsula (technically an island since the 1893 construction of the Corinth Canal) and region in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. During the late Middle Ages and the Ottoman era, the peninsula was known as the Morea (, colloq. Μωριάς), a name still in colloquial use.
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Pontikonisi
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Venice
Venice ( , Venetian: Venesia) is a city in northern Italy known both for tourism and for industry, and is the capital of the region Veneto, with a population of about 272,000 (census estimate 1 January 2004). Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000).
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- Kalathena
- Kallergiania
- Kissamos Province
- Koukounaras
- Kythira
- Lousakia
- Manos Katrakis
- Mythimna
- Peloponnese
- Platanos, Crete
- Polirinia
- Polyrrhenia
- Pontikonisi
- Roman empire
- Sfinari
- Sirikari
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balos beach kissamos
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- Duration: 0:37
- Published: 25 Jun 2007
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- Author: Kissamitis
i panemorfi paralia tou balou stin kissamo..me prosvasi apo to limani tou kasteliou me karavakia gia balo kai gramvousa..einai 1 ora
KISSAMOS GLEDI
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- Published: 03 Aug 2009
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Lightning over Kissamos
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- Published: 29 Oct 2010
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- Author: ThePhilDocking
Sorry about the shaky camerawork - it was a bit blowy on the roof...
thria armenohorianos - inadios (Kissamos)
Thria armenohorianos - inadios (Kissamos) Kostas Filipidis:lute / Sofia Labropoulou:kanoun / Ourania Labropoulou:santour / Irene Derebei:kaval / Maria Theofanidi:lafta / Karolos Kouklakis:lute, voice / Kostas Meretakis:daoul / George Marinakis:violin / Alexandros Arkadopoulos:klarinet / Nikos Filipidis:klarinet /Thomas Kostantinou:oud, arrangements / Stelios Katsianis: tabouras arrangement / Vassilis Baraboutis: tabouras / Hrisostomos Mitropanos:artistic director
kastelli kissamos 1
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driving through the north coast of hania
giorgalidika kissamos (Daskalakis vs Xoudalakis)
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- Published: 14 Jan 2011
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Kissamos
| Periphunit | Chania |
|---|---|
| Pop municipality | 11820 |
| Area municipality | 334.2 |
| Pop municunit | 7463 |
| Pop community | 3909 |
Kissamos () is a town and municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Chania peripheral unit and of the former Kissamos Province which covers the northwest corner of the island. The city of Kissamos is also known as Kastelli-Kissamou and often known simply as Kastelli after the Venetian castle that was there. It is now a port and fishing harbour, with a regular ferry from the Peloponnese via Kythira. A town museum is located in the old Venetian governor's palace and there have been important archaeological finds in the town, including fine mosaics, dating from the Roman city of Kissamos, the port of Polirinia (ancient Polyrrhenia). The head town of the municipality () is Kastelli-Kissamos itself.
Municipality
The municipality Kissamos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:The municipal unit Kissamos includes the Gramvousa peninsula and islets, and the islet of Pontikonisi, and the villages of Sfinari, Koukounaras, Polirinia, Platanos, Lousakia, Sirikari, Kallergiania and Kalathena.
Notable people
See also
References
External links
Category:Crete Category:Municipalities of Crete Category:Populated places in the Chania Prefecture Category:Castles in Greece Category:Greek War of Independence
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