Kályvos in Crete
Destination Guide Greece

Lake Voulismeni

Lake Voulismeni is a former sweetwater small lake, later connected to the sea, located at the centre of the town of Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete It has a circular shape of a diameter of 137 m and depth 64 m. The locals refer to it as just "the lake". The lake connects to the harbour of the town by a channel dug in 1870. A panoramic view of the lake can be seen from a small park situated above it. According to legend, the goddess Athena bathed in it.

Located at 35.1906, 25.7172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lasithi, Lakes of Greece

Kroustas

Kroustas is a small village close to Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located on a hill 520 m above the sea level. In the year 2001 the village had around 500 inhabitants. Kroustas is known for its magnificent view of Mirabello Bay. It is also known for its traditional cuisine including myzithropites (special cheese pies), ftazymo bread and aiga vrasti (boiled goat). In the past people of Kroustas were shepherds and land workers.

Located at 35.1392, 25.6597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Lasithi

Lato

Lato was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the small town of Kritsa. The Dorian city-state was built in a defensible position overlooking Mirabello Bay between two peaks, both of which became acropolises to the city. Although the city probably predates the arrival of the Dorians, the ruins date mainly from the Dorian period (5th and 4th centuries BCE). The city was destroyed c.

Located at 35.1778, 25.6536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Crete, Cretan city-states, Ancient mints, Ruins in Greece, Former populated places in Greece, Ancient Greek sites in Crete

Kritsa

Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. During the Middle Ages, it was thought to be the largest village in Crete. Kritsa has been destroyed many times during the last centuries because it participated in all of Crete's revolutions.

Located at 35.1667, 25.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article

Exo Lakkonia

Exo Lakkonia is a traditional village with small population near Agios Nikolaos of Crete. It has a folklore museum and some traditional coffee shops and an old church of St. George. It is located in a plain between the Oropedio Lasithiou and the area of Agios Nikolaos. A lot of European people have invested in the property in the area. It is also famous for a spring of water coming from the Lasithi mountain.

Located at 35.2, 25.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Lasithi

Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos

The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is a museum in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. Established in 1970, the museum contains archaeological finds in chronological order beginning with the Neolithic era, Minoan remains, and ending with Greco-Roman finds. It consists of eight large rooms and amongst its most famous exhibits is the Goddess of Mirtos, a libation vessel in the form of a female figure discovered at a Bronze Age settlement at Fournos, near Mirtos.

Located at 35.1939, 25.7153 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Archaeological museums in Greece, Museums established in 1970, Museums in Crete

Mikronisi (Lasithi)

Mikronisi (Greek: Μικρονήσι, "little island") is an uninhabited Greek islet, in the Aegean Sea, close to the northern coast of eastern Crete. Administratively it lies within the Agios Nikolaos municipality of Lasithi.

Located at 35.2028, 25.7319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mediterranean islands, Lasithi, Uninhabited islands of Greece, Islands of Crete