Kournas is a mountainous village of Municipality of
Apokoronas,
Chania
Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion.
The muni ...
, on the Greek island of
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, ...
. It has a population of 500 citizens. It is located at 200 meters altitude and south-east of the mountain named
Dafnomadara (1680 meters).
Kournas is a fairly large village perched on a hill overlooking
Lake Kournas. It was in the former
Georgioupoli municipality, not far from the town of the same name. A working village which has seen less depopulation than some of its neighbours, Kournas is known for its pottery and many popular taverns. The taverna's seats are largely in the road - it is popular for its specialties of '
kokoretsi
Kokoretsi or kokoreç is a dish of the Balkans and Anatolia (Asia Minor), consisting of lamb or goat intestines wrapped around seasoned offal, including sweetbreads, hearts, lungs, or kidneys, and typically grilled; a variant consists of chopp ...
' (grilled offal) and 'galaktoboureko' (custard and orange tart).
Populated places in Chania (regional unit)
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