Sideros Cape

Cape Sideros forms the northeastern end of Crete, between the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean. Its headland lies near routes connecting the island with neighbouring shores. Winds and exposed water affect coastal navigation.

Crete formed part of Venice's maritime possessions through the late medieval period and much of the seventeenth century. The long Ottoman–Venetian war for the island changed the political setting of its shores. Cape Sideros provides a geographical point of reference for these wider eastern Mediterranean waters.