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Prefecture Of Lasithi
Area (sq.km): 1.823
Population (2001): 75.903
Population Density(hab/sq.km): 42
Capital City: Agios Nikolaos
Number of Hotels: 255
Number of hotel Rooms: 20.270

State Tourism Offices
Name: Crete Information Office
Location: Agios Nikolaos
Address: Marina Agiou Nikolaou, - 72100 Agios Nikolaos
Telephone: 28410 82384-5, 28410 82386
Fax: 28410 82386

Tourism Police Stations
Name: Tourism Police Station
Location: Agios Nikolaos
Address: 34, Kontoyianni Street, P.O. Box 721 00 Ag. Nikolaos
Telephone: 28410 26900
Name: Tourism Police Station(Summer)
Location: Sitia
Address: 24, Myssonos Street, P.O.Box 723 00 Sitia
Telephone: 28430 24200

Camping Sites
Gournia Moon, Gournia Lasithi Crete, Tel: 28420 93242
Koutsounari, Koutsounari Lasithi Crete, Tel: 28420 61213
Sissi, Sissi Lasithi Crete, Tel: 28410 71247

Domestic Port Authorities
City: Agios Nikolaos
Category: Navigation Station
Tel: 28410 22312
VHF Channels: 06,07,08, 12,19

City: Ierapetra
Category: Port Authority Station
Tel: 28420 22294
VHF Channels: 12,19

City: Sitia
Category: Deputy Port Authority
Tel: 28430 22310
VHF Channels: 12, 19, 32

Canyons
Name: The Xabga 's Canyon
Location: Tzermiado
Description: The Havgas Gorge stretches for 40 km at the eastern tip of the plateau, commanding a spectacular view over the entire area. The gorge reaches a depth of 300 m. Two slit rocks form the entrance to an array of caves that were extensively used by Cretan revolutionaries and the Allied forces during the German Occupation. Access is possible via Tzermiado.

Caves
Name: Milato
Location: Milatos
Description: Milatos Cave lies in a steep gorge, NA of the village that bears the same name. It has been bound up with the historical events of 1823. Here 3.700 women and children sought refuge after escaping the fierce troops of Hassan Pasha. After a long siege and a forced surrender, they were massacred by the Turks. Stalactites and stalagmites abound in the cave. A chamber in its southern part harbors a chapel wherein a mass is celebrated once a year, on the feast day of Agios Thomas in commemoration of the massacred Cretans.

Name: Tzermiado
Location: Tzermiado
Description: Trapeza or Kronion Cave features stalactites and stalagmites, as well as remains dating to the Neolithic period.

Forests
Name: Vai
Location: Lasithi
Description: The area encompasses the palm-tree forest of Crete which has already been designated as an "Aesthetic Forest". The latter is the largest spread of Phoenix theophrasti found on the island, since vegetation of this species in other areas of Crete (approximately 10) occurs sparsely, either in scattered clumps of trees or individually. The Aesthetic Forest of Vai is situated at the eastern tip of Crete adjacent to the seashore, a few kilometers north of the Palaiokastro village. The forest is presently enclosed, encompassing a small spring and a stream whose bed is home to the common oleander (of the genus Nerium). At the eastern end of the forest, towards the seashore, lie sandhills which lend themselves to the growth of palm trees.
Notes This site is of great significance for the entire Europe, due to its singular character. Nowhere else on the European continent do palms of the Phoenix theophrastii species occur to such a degree of density so as to form a forest. This particular palm is known as one of the two non epigenetic species of the palm family in Europe (the other one occurs in the Canary Islands). The Forest of Vai ranks first among the large palm forests in Greece, and probably in the entire Europe.
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Diving Centers
Name: Vitsentzakis Manolis
Location: Sitia
Address: Ahladia
Telephone: 28430 71543, 28430 71548
Diving Area: Kotsolio Bay
Diving Centre: 1
Diving School: 1

Golf Courses
Name: Elounda Golf Club
Location: Elounda
Address: Porto Elounda Mare Kriti
Open: 12 months
Year: 1997
Holes: 9
Club House: Yes
Area: 25 hectares

Mountaineering Clubs
Name: Lassithi Alpine & Ski Club
Location: Agios Georgios
Address: 720 52, Ag. Georgios Lasithi