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Harbour of Sisi. Sisi (Greek: Σίσι), or Sissi [1] is a small Greek resort in the municipal unit Vrachasi, Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete.It is situated on the north coast, 6 km northwest of Vrachasi and 6 km east of Malia, 22 km northwest of Agios Nikolaos and 35 km east of Heraklion.
The development is expected to generate about $50,000 a year in tax revenue, Carrier said, which will be divided between school districts, the fire department and village. Crete village ...
Kato Symi (Greek: Κάτω Σύμη) is a small historic village of Crete, in Heraklion regional unit, 31 km (19 mi) from Ierapetra and 74 km (46 mi) from Heraklion city. Today it belongs to Viannos municipality and borders the Ierapetra municipality.
Selli (Greek: Σελλί Ρεθύμνης) is a small village and a community in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is located in a distance of 17 km from the city of Rethymno in the foothills of Mount Vrysinas. The name comes from the Byzantine word σέλλα, σελλίν, σελλία, which means seat or saddle.
Developers touted the tax benefits and energy savings possible from a proposed solar farm project in Crete during a public information session this week that drew questions from residents about ...
Pigi is located 9 km east of the city of Rethymno, on the road towards Arkadi, at an altitude of 60 meters, 1 km from Adele village. [2] It is situated in the heart of a fertile and relatively smooth area, which in older times it was called Aryan.
Providence Life Services, a nonprofit that sponsors several senior living facilities in the Midwest, will close its Village Woods Retirement Community in Crete, a spokesperson for the group said ...
At that time, a house ("spiti", in Greek) was built in the village, and this was called "Russo", i.e. red (russo+spiti=red house), and the village took its name after that. Others say that a Russian (Roussa) woman had built a house in the village, and that could be the origin of its name (the house of the Russian =roussospiti). 157 inhabitants ...