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Agios Georgios
Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see the old church of Agios Georgios.
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Agios Ioannis
Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see the old church of Agios Ioannis.
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archaeological museum
Ierapetra's one-room archaeological museum 2; admission around €2 ; ; - Tue-Sun) is perfect for those with a short concentration span. It does have a good collection of headless classical statuary and a superb statue of the goddess Persephone that dates from the 2nd century AD. Also notable is a larnax (clay coffin), dated around 1300 BC, decorated with 12 painted panels showing hunting scenes, an octopus and a chariot procession. The 1899 building was a school during Ottoman times.
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Ierapetra's beaches
The main town beach is near the harbour while a second beach stretches east from the bottom of Patriarhou Metaxaki. Both have coarse, grey sand, but the main beach offers better shade.
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medieval fortress
South along the waterfront is the medieval fortress, built in the early years of Venetian rule and strengthened by Francesco Morosini in 1626. It was in a pretty fragile state and closed for restoration at the time of research.
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mosque
Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see the restored mosque with its minaret.
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Napoleon's house
Napoleon's house is where the man himself is said to have stayed incognito with a local family when his ship anchored in Crete for one night in 1798 on the way to Egypt. He apparently left a note revealing his identity.
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Turkish fountain
Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see a Turkish fountain .
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