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Myrtos has been described as "one of the most dramatic beaches in Greece", with its "mile-and-a-half long arc of dazzling white pebbles." [4] It was used as the location for the mine explosion episode in the film Captain Corelli's Mandolin. [4] Myrtos has been voted 12 times the best Greek beach [5] [6] while it regularly features in best ...
Kefalonia has also been suggested as the Homeric Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, rather than the smaller island bearing this name today. Robert Bittlestone, in his book Odysseus Unbound , has suggested that Paliki , now a peninsula of Cephalonia, was a separate island during the late Bronze Age , and it may be this which Homer was referring to ...
Myrtos is a coastal village and a community in the west of the municipality of Ierapetra, in the Regional Unit (previously called prefecture) of Lasithi on the Greek island of Crete. It is located 50 km (31 mi) from Agios Nikolaos and 15 km (9.3 mi) from Ierapetra , on the road to Viannos .
The beach is about 600M long, with the central part being used by swimmers. Petani beach is recognised for its great beauty, with many visitors comparing it with a smaller version of Myrtos Beach. It is a blue-flag beach. [1] A favoured activity is evening swimming before watching changing colours on the sea as the sun sets in the West.
Divarata is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Pylaros, in the northern part of the Cephalonia island, in Greece.It is 5 km northwest of Agia Effimia, 5 km south of Asos, and 18 km northeast of Argostoli.
The main beach at Myrtos has gray pebbles, crystal clear waters and is sheltered from the wind. Myrtos beach is in front of taverns and restaurants. It is fully organized with umbrellas, showers, changing rooms, lifeguards, as well as an organized space for water sports such as beach volley. There is also sailing school.
The region in summer is a mecca for tourists from all over the world, and most of them go to the famous beach at Myrtos. There are hotels, rooms to let, cafes, taverns and shops with souvenirs. In the 19th century, many Pylarians were sailors , shipowners and merchants : they had many ships, and they travelled all over the Mediterranean and the ...
English: Goddess of Myrtos. Rhyton in the shape of a female figure, painted terracotta. Finding at Early Minoan II settlement on top Phournou Koryphi at Myrtos, 2500-2300 BC. Originally stood at the altar inside the oldest known home shrine of the of Minoan Crete. It has a bell-shaped body, without legs, a long neck and small head. Holding a ...