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| About Georgioupolis | |
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Georgioupoli is a small village, located at Crete, the biggest island of Greece. It is a very nice place with many beautiful things to see. There are lots of trees, small rivers flowing into the sea, nice 16Km beach for swimming and enjoying the sun, lakes, wild nature (sea turtles, exotic birds etc. etc.). Every summer, thousands of people from all over the world, are visiting Georgioupoli. Many of them, they keep coming every year. Some stayed forever. |
| The population of the small village, is not more than 800 people at winter time. Most of them live from agriculture, fishing, and tourism. The largest river of the area its called "Almyros" and its the port of Georgioupolis. Every morning, the fishermen go fishing and bring variety of fresh fish. The river is very calm, and that makes it easy to park their small boats. In summer season, the visitors can rent a small canoe and go inside the river. There, they can experience the wild nature by watching the small turtles, the ducks, and the fish! |  |
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At the right side of the river, there is a path made or rocks, that leads to a small beautiful church. The name of this church is St. Nicolas. It is said that it protects the fishermen and it gives them strength to do their hard work. Sometimes in the winter, when the wind is strong, you can see large waves swallowing the little church. This is really a unique nature sight, especially if you are a photography enthusiast. |
| The people who like swimming they will find their paradise. When the visitor arrives to Georgioupoli, he can see one of the largest coasts in Greece. Sixteen kilometers of pure sand and clean sea to enjoy swimming under the beautiful and hot sun of Greece. At some places, there are also sun-beds and umbrellas to rent at very good prices. Summertime Beach is one of these, which is well organized, providing shower and w.c. to their guests so that they feel comfortable. |  |
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At the center of the village, there is a small square . It is the night tourist attraction, because there are a lot of cafe bars, where people can enjoy music and have fun. At the center of the square, there is the statue of Miltiades Papadogiannakis, the man who built Georgioupolis at 1890's. Today, all village is laying under the shadow of big eucalyptus trees. Old villagers, used to boil the leaves of these trees and breath the hot steam, to fight against asthma disease. |
| About 2Km from Georgioupoli, there is the big lake of Kournas. It is surrounded by high mountains. Around the lake there are some nice taverns that offer traditional food. The water of the lake is very clean. Visitors may swim, or rent a sea bike to do the tour of the lake. There is a local myth about a village that was swallowed by the waters of that lake, and a very beautiful girl that used to live there. I really don't know much about it. Every year, there are many happenings at the lake, like music concerts and theatrical events. |  |
