Minotaur Mural

Agios Nikolaos


Walking along the waterfront on Akti Koundourou, keep an eye out for a superb perspective mural depicting the Minotaur on a zigzagging staircase (next to Manolis bike hire). It's a 2018 work by Athens-born artist Manolis Anastasakos, whose fascination with mythology often finds expression in his work.


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Nearby Agios Nikolaos attractions

1. Folk Museum

0.14 MILES

This modest museum near the lake houses a well-curated collection of traditional handicrafts (especially textiles, costumes and embroidery), alongside…

2. Abduction of Europa Statue

0.28 MILES

The myth of the Phoenician princess Europa being abducted by Zeus in the guise of a bull finds expression in a monumental statue at the end of a ho-hum…

3. Agia Triada Church

0.29 MILES

Right in the town centre, Agios Nikolaos' main church is a three-aisled Byzantine construction dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The mosaic above the main…

4. Ancient Lato

3.79 MILES

The fortified hilltop city state of Lato is one of Crete’s best-preserved non-Minoan ancient sites and worth the trip for the rural serenity and stunning…

5. Church of Panagia Kera

4.35 MILES

This tiny triple-aisled church on the main road shelters Crete's best-preserved Byzantine frescoes. The oldest in the central nave (13th century) depict…

6. Voulisma Beach

4.85 MILES

Wedged into a crescent bay about 12km east of Agios Nikolaos, this ribbon of fine golden sand is lapped by shallow and usually calm, Caribbean-clear water…

7. Kolokytha Beach

4.99 MILES

On the eastern shore of Spinalonga Island, Kolokytha is a small but lovely sandy cove with a view over to Kolokytha Island. Tour boats drop their…

8. Gournia

7.13 MILES

The Late Minoan settlement of Gournia lies 19km southeast of Agios Nikolaos. Comprising a small palace and residential areas, it was built between 1600…

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