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Frangokastello is located in Sfakia, on the south coast of west Crete, 13 kilometers east of Chora Sfakion and west of Plakias. Frangokastello is a small coastal village with a few houses and several rooms and apartments for tourists. It is known for its namesake Venetian castle which is preserved in very good condition, the beautiful beaches and the Drosoulites, the ghosts that appear in Frangokastello dawn every May. However, over the centuries the region Many monuments, few of which survive today. Many were destroyed in the wars and revolutions that took place in the region and the stones from the ruins were used to build the castle. Frangokastello is a surprisingly small plain in the shadow of the White Mountains east to the canyon and plateau Kallikratis. It is also this region one of the many surprises to offer visitors the nature of Crete.