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'''Sitia''' is a port town in the far east of [[Crete]]. With 9,075 inhabitants ([[1999]]) it is the smallest town in the prefecture of [[Lasithi]]. It lies to the east of [[Agios Nikolaos]] and to the northeast of [[Ierapetra]].

The town is one of the economic centers of the [[Lasithi]] region. European route [[E75]], which ends in [[Vardø]], starts in Sitia. An international airport is under construction; it will presumably become operational in summer [[2005]].

The earliest settlement of the town dates back to [[Minoan civilization|Minoan]] times; excavations have unearthed remnants of settlements as early as [[1050 BC]]. According to [[Diogenes Laertius]], Sitia was the home of [[Myson of Chen]], one of the [[Seven Sages of Greece]]. The town was later expanded and fortified by the Venetians who used it as a base of operations for the Eastern Mediterranean. During the Venetian occupation, the town was destroyed three times: by an earthquake in [[1508]], by a pirate attack in [[1538]] and finally by the Venetians themselves in [[1651]] so as not to fall into the hands of the Turks. After the Venetians moved out of Crete, the town was abandoned for two centuries until it was resettled by farmers in [[1869]]. The main remnant of the Venetian occupation is the ''Kazarma'' (from Italian ''casa di arma''), the old fortress overlooking the harbor.

Sitia has so far been spared the blessings of mass tourism; even though there is a long and beautiful beach along the road leading to [[Vai]] and several places of historical interest, the town is visited by few tourists and has largely kept its genuine mediterranean flair.

== External links ==
*[http://www.eastcrete.com/index_e.html East Crete]
*[http://www.cretetravel.com/Sitia/Sitia.htm Sitia feature & map]

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-'''Sitia''' is a port town in the far east of [[Crete]]. With 9,075 inhabitants ([[1999]]) it is the smallest town in the prefecture of [[Lasithi]]. It lies to the east of [[Agios Nikolaos]] and to the northeast of [[Ierapetra]].
+'''Sitia''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Σητεία) is a port town in the far east of [[Crete]]. With 9,075 inhabitants ([[1999]]) it is the smallest town in the prefecture of [[Lasithi]]. It lies to the east of [[Agios Nikolaos]] and to the northeast of [[Ierapetra]].
 The town is one of the economic centers of the [[Lasithi]] region. European route [[E75]], which ends in [[Vardø]], starts in Sitia. An international airport is under construction; it will presumably become operational in summer [[2005]].
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