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Ancient Site
Εδώ, στα ανατολικά του φάρου ανοίγεται ένας ασφαλής ορμίσκος που βλέπει προς Α. Στην αμμώδη παραλία του σώζονται διάφοροι ογκόλιθοι λαξευμένοι με επιμέλεια, που πρέπει να ανήκουν στον περίφημο ναό της Σαμωνίας Αθηνάς, το ιρόν Αθηναίης Μινωίδος.... υπέρ Σαλμωνίδος άκρης (Απόλλ. Ρόδ. IV 1688 κ.ε.) που κατά την παράδοση ιδρύθηκε από τους Αργοναύτες όταν προσέγγισαν εδώ κατά την εκστρατεία τους. Τα ερείπια αυτά βρίσκονται μισοβυθισμένα στα όρια ξηράς και θάλασσας και πρέπει να είναι μάρτυρες μιας μικρής τοπικής καταβύθισης της ξηράς σε συνδυασμό με την άνοδο της στάθμης της θάλασσας. Η τελευταία έχει υπολογιστεί σε 1 μ. περίπου από την αρχαιότητα και οφείλεται στην τήξη των πάγων των πόλων.
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Saint Isidore or Cavo Sidero (see also Cavo Sidero Beach) is located at the northeasternmost tip of Crete, 34km east of Sitia, 16 km from Palekastro, and 99km east of Agios Nikolaos.
The lighthouse was constructed by the French in 1880. The northeastern extremity of Crete is defined by a thin peninsula tipped by Cape Sideros and enclosing the Gulf of Kissamos. The area is also known as Agios Isidoros, "the gift", for a church established there many years ago after a castaway monk came ashore. He built the little church to give thanks to God , since he had been adrift at sea for many days. To have survived the ordeal was, indeed, a gift.
Below the cape is a foundation and parts of columns from a ruined temple to Athena. It was destroyed by an ancient tsumami that swept the coast of Crete after an eruption on Santorini. There is a spring nearby where lightkeepers washed their clothes, and offshore are the sunken remains of several shipwrecks that look like whales swimming on the surface of the sea.
Small islands and large rocks are scattered off Cape Sideros as well as the dangerous Sideros Reef about 600 yards (548 meters) east of the cape. Ships make landfall here and round the cape as they steer in and out of the Libyan Sea. It is a barren area with few inhabitans an ideal place for a monastic existence. However , land developers have taken an interest in the area, and its tranquility is under threat.
The main feature of the region is the rocks and cliff. The wild raw is perfectly combined with deep blue of the sea and sky.
The rocks expanded in the sea create refuge for a lot of fish. The sea at Tenta is ideal for the lovers of fishing and scuba diving. It is popular on the whole Crete and a lot of visitors come here to enjoy the magic of fishing. There is also pisciculture here.
Though the rocks rule over the whole area, there are some small, private voes with sandy beaches ideal for swimming hidden far from nosey eyes.
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