{"id":1017988,"date":"2026-07-01T12:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w5gk91wh9o.onrocket.site\/education\/visit-sitia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T07:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:21:47","slug":"visit-sitia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vitsentzoskornaros.org\/en\/education\/visit-sitia\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Sitia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1017988\" class=\"elementor elementor-1017988 elementor-1017867\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f327a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02f327a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5369e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e5369e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6052bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6052bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit Sitia<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f540d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"a0f540d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-breadcrumbs raven-breadcrumbs-default\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\"><span>Home<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b1ebf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5b1ebf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae55b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fae55b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4806e5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4806e5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9f96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c9f96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sitia<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67b893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e67b893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the Footsteps of Vitsentzos Kornaros<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0ea38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f0ea38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d126853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d126853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a destination, Sitia can transport visitors back to the era of Vitsentzou Kornaros and the Cretan Renaissance, to the places where the poet was born, grew up, found inspiration, and wrote Erotokritos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d0726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d0726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vitsentzos Kornaros was born in 1553 in Trapezounda, overlooking the city of Sitia, the Sitia Mountains, and the endless blue sea. Later, the family settled in Piskokefalo, in the Kornaros family\u2019s stately home, near the watermill and the church of Saint George, which is adorned with their coat of arms. In the city of Sitia, the Kazarma and the seaside wall of the Venetian administrative center are still preserved today, as well as the church of Saint Catherine, the patron saint of Sitia.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241d70a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"241d70a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b94d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b94d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1588\" src=\"https:\/\/vitsentzoskornaros.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sitia-nightview.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1017985\" alt=\"Sitia Kazarma\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renaissance Monuments<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beec6a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beec6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monuments and Future Initiatives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e90c85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e90c85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a7057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4a7057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most important Renaissance monuments open to visitors in the wider area of Sitia are the Monastery of Panagia Akrotiriani, with its elaborate architecture; the Venetian mansion in Etia, with its stone carvings; and the tower in Voila.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21ce0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a21ce0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The VITSENTZOS KORNAROS Cultural Centre, as part of its educational objectives, aims to develop a proposal for an educational visit to the sites associated with Vitsentzos Kornaros, which it will support with appropriate activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c427834 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c427834\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9bd474 elementor-widget 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