Prosfora

Prosfora, is an uninhabited Greek islet, close to the coast of Lasithi, eastern Crete. Administratively it lies within the Sitia municipality of Lasithi.

Type: Rock
Description: island off Sitia, Greece
Also known as: “Prosfora Lasithiou”, “Vrachonisís Prosforá”, and “Vrachos Prosfora”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sitia Airport and Kazarma fortress.

Sitia Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sitia Airport is a small community airport in the region Mponta of Sitia Municipality, on the eastern part of Crete in Greece. The facility is serving the city of Sitia. The airport is located 1 km north/northwest of the city center.

Kazarma fortress

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kazarma is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of Sitia in Crete, Greece. This fortress was built in the 13th Century during Venetian rule on Crete. The Venetians abandoned the town in 1651 and destroyed parts of the fortress to prevent its use by the Turks.

1st Primary School

School

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitia and Piskokefalo.

Sitia

Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sitia or Siteia is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438. It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra.