Plakias is a coastal tourist settlement, but also a beach, of the Community of Sellia of the Municipality of Agios Vassiliou in the regional unit of Rethymno in southern Crete. The village seems to have been inhabited since ancient times, as there may have been an ancient city there. History The area has been inhabited […]
Arkadi Monastery is a historical Monastery in the area of the Community of Amnatos of the Municipality of Rethymno in the Regional Unit of Rethymnon of Crete. The first form of the monastery is believed to have been built either in the period 961 to 1014, or in the first years of the Venetian rule.
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Ancient Eleftherna (Prines) is a village and seat of the homonymous Local Community of the Municipality of Rethymno in the Regional Unit of Rethymno, Crete. It was named so because of its proximity to the archaeological site of Eleftherna. In the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, it received the “cleanest organized traditional settlement” award
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Lake Kourna is the only natural freshwater lake of Crete. It is mentioned in antiquity by Stefanos the Byzantine under the name Korisia and it is said that there was an ancient temple in the area that was attributed to Korisia Athena] and seems to have been dedicated to Hippo or to Koris. Allegedly, these
The Samaria Gorge is located in the southern part of the prefecture of Chania in western Crete and most of it falls under the municipality of Sfakion. Geography – features It separates the bulk of the White Mountains mountain range, from their mountain to the west with Volakia as its peak. It has two natural
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