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'''Agios Nikolaos''' (or Aghios Nikolaos, [[Greek language|Greek]]: Άγιος Νικόλαος) is a coastal town on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Crete]].
It is east of the island's largest city [[Heraklio city|Heraklio]], north of the town of [[Ierapetra]] and west of the town of [[Sitia]]. In the year 2000 the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos which includes part of the surrounding villages counted about 19,000 inhabitants. Agios Nikolaos is the capital of the [[prefecture]] of [[Lasithi]].

The name ''Agios Nikolaos'' means ''Saint Nicholas''. The stress lies on the second syllable of the word "Nikolaos".

Note that ''Agios Nikolaos'' or ''Ayios Nikolaos'' (alternative transliterations of the Greek ''Άγιος Νικόλαος'') is a common place name in [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]] since Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors and of all of Greece.

It is easy to reach the town by bus. There is a regularly scheduled bus service along the northern coast of Crete, and it takes one hour and a half to get from Heraklion to Agios Nikolaos.

There are several small beaches near the inner town (see picture). Also, there is a small lake near the harbour, [[Lake Voulismeni]], along which there are terraces.

The archeological museum has artifacts from the [[Minoan Crete|Minoan]] era. There is a folk museum in the city as well.

Agios Nikolaos also has a golf club a few kilometres north situated near the grassy hills of the north and forests in the middle. Hotels are near the golfcourse.

==See also==
* [[Lake Voulismeni]]
* [[Crete]]

==External links==

*[http://www.aghiosnikolaos.gr Homepage of the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
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 '''Agios Nikolaos''' (or Aghios Nikolaos, [[Greek language|Greek]]: Άγιος Νικόλαος) is a coastal town on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Crete]].
-It is east of the island's largest city [[Heraklio city|Heraklio]], north of the town of [[Ierapetra]] and west of the town of [[Sitia]]. In the year 2000 the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos which includes part of the surrounding villages counted about 19,000 inhabitants. Agios Nikolaos is the capital of the [[prefecture]] of [[Lasithi prefecture|Lasithi]].
+It is east of the island's largest city [[Heraklio]], north of the town of [[Ierapetra]] and west of the town of [[Sitia]]. In the year 2000 the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos which includes part of the surrounding villages counted about 19,000 inhabitants. Agios Nikolaos is the capital of the [[prefecture]] of [[Lasithi prefecture|Lasithi]].
 The name ''Agios Nikolaos'' means ''Saint Nicholas''.  The stress lies on the second syllable of the word "Nikolaos".

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 The name ''Agios Nikolaos'' means ''Saint Nicholas''.  The stress lies on the second syllable of the word "Nikolaos".
-Note that ''Agios Nikolaos'' or ''Ayios Nikolaos'' (alternative transliterations of the Greek ''Άγιος Νικόλαος'') is a common place name in [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]] since Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors and of all of Greece.
+Note that ''Agios Nikolaos'' or ''Ayios Nikolaos'' (alternative transliterations of the Greek ''Άγιος Νικόλαος'') is a common place name in [[Greece]] and [[Cyprus]] since [[Saint Nicholas]] is the patron saint of sailors and of all of Greece.
-It is easy to reach the town by bus. There is a regularly scheduled bus service along the northern coast of Crete, and it takes one hour and a half to get from Heraklion to Agios Nikolaos.
+It is easy to reach the town by bus. There is a regularly scheduled bus service along the northern coast of Crete, and it takes one hour and a half to get from [[Heraklion]] to Agios Nikolaos.
-There are several small beaches near the inner town (see picture). Also, there is a small lake near the harbour, [[Lake Voulismeni]], along which there are terraces.
+There are several small beaches near the inner town. Also, there is a small lake near the harbour, [[Lake Voulismeni]], along which there are terraces.
 The archeological museum has artifacts from the [[Minoan Crete|Minoan]] era. There is a folk museum in the city as well.