Agios Nikolaos Crete
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Agios Nikolaos Crete
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Tumbling down the hillside to the shores of the glittering bay of Mirabello, Agios Nikolaos caters to an international cast of visitors and welcomes them with typical filoxenia (hospitality). Its streets are a colourful blend of bars, traditional tavernas and upscale clothes shops, counterbalanced with fish markets and earthy kafeneia (coffee houses). By night it really comes into its own when the harbour is lit by the lights of effervescent bars, and the adjoining bottle-green lagoon of Voulismeni Lake is even more beguiling. Cosmetically, like many Cretan towns, Agios Nikolaos’ architecture may lack the neoclassical grace of the Dodecanese and the sugar cube simplicity of the Cyclades, but it’s stylish nonetheless, teeming with chic boutiques hawking jewellery, sea sponges and the usual offering of carved olive wood artefacts and busts of Achilles.
Stroll the harbour front alongside a young crowd of Greek fashionistas, park yourself at a cafe and listen to the buzz of conversation, or head to one of a handful of neighoburing beaches. And for all the glitz there’s a surprising amount of affordable accommodation, while tavernas and restaurants offer great-value Cretan specialities to wider Mediterranean-influenced cuisine.
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March 22nd, 2017
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Teresa Zieba
Robert, thank you for the feature in "New FAA Uploads " group. I'm thrilled and delighted.
Teresa Zieba
Mariola, thank you for featuring this image in "Polish Photographers Platform" group. I'm honored.
Teresa Zieba
Nader, thank you for the feature in "Fine Arts Professionals" group. Greatly appreciated.