Church Keragoniotissa
The Church of Virgin Mary ‘Keragoniotissa’ at Latsida. Small church close to Neapoli and beautiful enclosed by oak trees they may have been here for hundreds of years. The church …
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Byzantine church Aghios Pandeleimon
Aghios Pandeleimon church at Pigi (close to Kastelli). The Byzantine church of Aghios Pandeleimon is below 2 miles (3.22 km) north of Kastelli, off the road to Hersonisos, signed to …
Neapoli
Neapoli, one of the most beautiful cities on Crete with Monasteries and the ancient Dorian mountain town of Driros in the middle of the green Skafi basin. Neapoli is one …
Panayia Kera church
Old Panayia Kera church at Kritsa with the most complete and most famous palette of Byzantine frescoes preserved in Crete. The most famous church near the ‘largest village’ on Crete, …
Arhanes, south of Heraklion
Sightseeing of the wine region south of Heraklion: the Aqueduct, burial ground at Fourni, Arhanes and Minoan megaron of Vathypetro. Sightseeing south of Heraklion: Aqueduct of Heraklion If one drives …
Aghios Nikolaos
Aghios Nikolaos, the capital of the prefecture Lasithi with the famous heart lake Voulismeni. History, Sightseeing, Beaches, Hotels and practical hints. History of Aghios Nikolaos Aghios Nikolaos (called Ag Nik …
Gortys
Gortys, the destroyed Roman city on Crete. The provincial capital was never rebuilt after the destruction by the Saracens and the ruins are in the state they were in 1,200 …