Kissamos

History

Strabo said that ancient Cisamus was dependent on Aptera and was its naval arsenal. The Peutinger Table distinguishes two port towns in Crete called Cisamus, Modern Kissamos (at 35°29′38″N 23°39′25″E) is much further west than where Aptera is now placed (at 35°27′46″N 24°8′31″E). It was excluded already by Pashley in 1837 as being, of the two ancient maritime Cretan cities named Kisamos, the one associated with Aptera. In the past, when the port of Aptera was thought to be present-day Kissamos, some supposed Aptera to be identical with Polyrrhenia, and Kissamos to be the port of Polyrrhenia. However, Strabo and other ancient sources say that Polyrrhenia's port was at Phalasarna on the west coast.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Griffon

  Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves
  177
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  167
• Italian Sparrow

  Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  153
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  147
• Barn Swallow

  Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  145
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  135
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  127
• Sardinian Warbler

  Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  125

Most recent

• M 4 — 2026-05-20
  14 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece
• M 4.3 — 2026-03-16
  28 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece
• M 4.5 — 2026-03-14
  7 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece
• M 4.8 — 2026-03-14
  45 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece
• M 4.3 — 2026-02-10
  50 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
• M 4.9 — 2026-02-07
  40 km W of Palaióchora, Greece