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The town is the economic center of the Lasithi region. European route E75 , which ends in Vardø, starts in Sitia. An international airport is under construction; it will presumably become operational in summer 2005.
The earliest settlement of the town dates back to Minoan times; excavations have unearthed remnants of settlements as early as 1050 BC. According to Diogenes Laertius, Sitia was the home of Myson of Chen , one of the Seven Sages of Greece. The town was later expanded and fortified by the Venetians who used it as a base of operations for the Eastern Mediterranean. During the Venetian occupation, the town was destroyed three times: by an earthquake in 1508, by a pirate attack in 1538 and finally by the Venetians themselves in 1651 so as not to fall into the hands of the TurksTurkey (officially the Republic of Turkey Turkish Turkiye is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part in southeastern Europe. Until 1922 the country was the center of the Ottoman Empire. The Anatolian peninsula, between the Black Sea and the. After the Venetians moved out of Crete, the town was abandoned for two centuries until it was resettled by farmers in 18691869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events March 1 North German Confederation issues 10 gr and 30gr value stamps, printed on goldbeater's skin May 10 Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory, Utah. May 15 Wo. The main remnant of the Venetian occupation is the Kazarma (from ItalianItalian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. Standard Italian is based on Tuscan dialects and is somewhat intermediate between the languages of Southern Italy and the Gallo-Romance languages of the North. casa di arma), the old fortress overlooking the harbor.
Sitia has so far been spared the blessings of mass tourism; even though there is a long and beautiful beach along the road leading to Vai and several places of historical interest, the town is visited by few tourists and has largely kept its genuine mediterranean flair.