Atlantis is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato’s works Timaeus and Critias. But the Greek island of Crete has its own real “Atlantis” called Sfentili, protothema.gr reports.
Sfentili is a seaside village situated 38 kilometers from Heraklion that became famous a few years ago when it began to … sink, but later started emerging from under the sea again.
For the past 17 years, the abandoned village has been submerging underwater then resurfacing due to the Aposelemi dam that was built in the area.
Sfentili is located within the artificial lake of the Aposelemi dam, a few kilometers outside the Hersonissos.
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