Vai
Siteia, Crete
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Altitude
5 m
Population
30
Region
east
Era
ancient
Tiny settlement next to Europe's largest natural palm forest, covering 5,000 square meters of beach with the endemic Cretan date palm (Phoenix theophrasti). The beach is one of the most photographed in all of Greece.
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Photo: © Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons