Neapoli, Crete

Neapoli (Greek: Νεάπολη) is a small town and a former municipality in Lasithi, eastern Crete, Greece.

The modern settlement at Neapoli was established during the period of Venetian rule on Crete under the name "New Village".

A traditional local product of Neapoli is a drink, made from almonds, called soumada.

Whilst walking around the hills surrounding Neapoli, apart from the usual tortoises, hare, goats, and xylophagidae (known more commonly in Greece as Tzitzikia), one can occasionally see eagles, hummingbirds, and scorpions.

He reigned from June 26, 1409, to his death in 1410 and is officially regarded by the Roman Catholic Church as an antipope.

Photo of the "Metamorfosi tou Sotira" church in the town of Neapoli