Ierapetra
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Ierapetra (; ancient name: ) is a Greek city and municipality located on the southeast coast of Crete. It is the fourth largest city on the island and the largest in the Lasithi regional unit, serving as Greece's main port in the Libyan Sea.
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Ierapetra, known in Greek as Ιεράπετρα, is a human settlement located on the island of Crete in Greece. It serves as the capital of the Ierapetra Municipality and is situated within the Crete region. The town’s patron saint is Saint George.
Population figures for Ierapetra vary by source, with one listing 17,710 residents and another recording 12,355. The settlement has an elevation of 9 meters and operates in the Europe/Athens timezone. Its postal code is 72x xx, and the local dialing code ranges from 28420 to 28430. The official website for the municipality is ierapetra.gr.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Ιεράπετρας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 12,355
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Ierapetra
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Ιεράπετρα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 11 Dimos Ierapetras.png
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Ierapetra C.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- View of the port of Ierapetra
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 18
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Lasithi
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 27338
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 470.2
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 24749
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 394.8
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 17710
- Greek Dimos.mayor
- Emmanouil Fragkoulis
- Greek Dimos.since
- 2023
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 72x xx
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 12355
- Capital of
- Ierapetra Municipality
- Official website
- www.ierapetra.gr
- Image
- Ιεράπετρα 1711-Pano.jpg
- Dialing code
- 28420-28430
- Patron saint
- Saint George
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Ierapetra
- topic's main category
- Category:Ierapetra
- postal code
- 72x xx
- located in/on physical feature
- Crete
- native label
- Ιεράπετρα
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Travel guide
Get around
There is basically no public transport. The city is walk-able, however getting into the surroundings by foot is lengthy. The area is quite flat, so a bike is a good option - otherwise there are numerous car rental services scattered around.
See
The visitor can take a leisurely walk in the vivid city centre, along the coast, in the small municipal park near the Town Hall, or in the quiet picturesque narrow streets of "Kato Mera", the old part of the town.
Buy
The character and charm of the old warm neighborhood has been retained, whilst it has been given new life as a shopping and eating experience for the visitor. A tempting variety of shops, open-air cafes, bars, restaurants and traditional taverns, makes Ierapetra the ideal place to relax, enjoying shopping, eating, drinking or simply wandering around.
Drink
The prefecture of Lassithi produces probably the best "raki" in Crete, a white spirit made from grapes. Try it at some local "taverna" or "kafenio", together with "meze".
Sleep
Huge, luxurious hotel complexes have been built in the last years inside and around Ierapetra. There are also lots of small guest houses and rent rooms.
Go next
The street near the Town Hall is where most bars and small night clubs are gathered. They are popular with locals, especially during the holidays (July–August, Christmas and Easter), and on Friday and Saturday nights.
Eating and drinking is a major part of the Cretan merry-making, and can make a great night out. You get find some excellent food in taverns in the villages around Ierapetra, either on the sea side, or further higher on the surrounding mountains.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Medieval era
- Modern era
- Infrastructure
- Education
- Health
- Demographics
- Ierapetra as a Province
- Economy
- Notable Landforms
- Gorges
- Beaches
- Other
- Climate
- Transportation
- Chrysi
- Minoan sites
- Ierapetra in popular culture
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Ierapetra (; ancient name: ) is a Greek city and municipality located on the southeast coast of Crete. It is the fourth largest city on the island and the largest in the Lasithi regional unit, serving as Greece's main port in the Libyan Sea.
==History== The town of Ierapetra (in the local dialect: Γεράπετρο Gerapetro) is located on the southeast coast of Crete, situated on the beach of Ierapetra Bay. This town lies south of Agios Nikolaos and southwest of Sitia, and is an important regional centre. With 17,710 inhabitants (in 2021), Ierapetra is the most populous town in the regional unit of Lasithi and the fourth most populous town in Crete. Ierapetra is nicknamed "the bride of the Libyan Sea" because of its position as the only town on Crete's southern coast.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ierapetra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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