Towns and villages

Towns and villages

Astraki

Astraki

Astraki is famous for its beautiful gorge that goes by the same name and it starts from there and also for the old Turkish quarter. The village is from the 12th…

Heraklion Towns and villages
Alagni

Alagni

Alagni is a village in the Archanes- Asterousia Municipality and is closely connected to mythology, history and tradition. Alagni is 25 kilometers from Heraclion,…

Heraklion Towns and villages
Agies Paraskies

Agies Paraskies

Agies Paraskies is built on a 360-meter hummock with a magnificent view. It is 20 kilometers in the south east of Heraclion and, administratively belongs to the…

Heraklion Towns and villages
Krasi

Krasi

Location 47 km from Heraklion Altitude Around 600 m Natural Highlights 1,800-2,000-year-old plane tree, Azilakodasos and Chamoprina forests History References from…

Lasithi Towns and villages

Location In southeastern Crete, 73 km from Agios Nikolaos and 37 km from Ierapetra Population 285 permanent residents (2011 census), most involved in…

Lasithi Beaches Towns and villages

Location In eastern Crete, 36 km from Sitia Population 9 inhabitants according to the 2011 census History Established after the 16th century, recorded…

Lasithi Towns and villages