- Sougia
Sougia (Greek "Σούγια") is a village in
Chania Prefecture on the island ofCrete ,Greece . It is located on the south coast of the island, 70km south ofChania . It has 109 residents (2001 census [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf source] ) and it's within the municipality of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino ). Sougia is reached from Chania by car in 2 hours or by ferry boats fromPaleochora ,Agia Roumeli , Loutro andHora Sfakion . Although it is not one of the larger towns of the province ofSelino , Sougia is interesting to the tourist, providing a lovely beach, impressive mountains and interesting remains of an ancient city and oldByzantine churches. Sougia has some tourist services, such as small hotels, rooms to rent and a few taverns, cafes and bars. Sougia was the ancient city ofSyia , a harbour ofElyros . In village's church, an important basilica of the Byzantine era, was found a beautiful mosaic, now exposed in Chania's Archeological Museum.External links
* [http://www.sougia.info/ Sougia Info]
* [http://www.crete-pictures.com Crete pictures]
* [http://www.crete-map.com Crete map]
* [http://www.crete-beaches.com Beaches of Crete]
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