To ensure the quality and sustainability of small-scale professional activities, the Sitia Geopark has created a quality pact with local businesses. Through it they promote local products and traditional cultivation and processing methods. Businesses with local...
The area of Sitia has a long tradition in music, poetry, and feasts. Important musicians and mantinada poets, mainly from the region of the plateau of Ziros, have left a great legacy in the arts and culture of the island. The typical musical instrument is the lyra (a...
The mild terrain of the area, the soil components, the dry and warm climate, and traditional production methods enable the development of a small, high quality agricultural production. For centuries, Sitia has stood out for its agricultural products, especially its...