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Agios Nikolaos or Aghios Nikolaos is a city located at the northeast coast on the island of Crete. It is east of the island’s capital Heraklion, north of the town of Ierapetra and west of the town of Sitia. Agios Nikolaos has approximately 27,000 inhabitants (with the surrounding villages) according to the last census in 2011.
Agios Nikolaos was first settled in the late Bronze Age by Dorian occupants of Lato.
Agios Nikolaos or Aghios Nikolaos is in Greek the name of Saint Nicholas, it is a common placename in Greece, since Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of all sailors.
Agios Nikolaos does not have direct access, it is accessible through “Nikos Kazantzaki”s airport in Heraklion and the daily ferry services in Heraklion. You can also travel to Agios Nikolaos through the airport or port of Sitia town.
