Folklore Museum of Ano Asites
The Folklore Museum of Ano Asites was created in order to preserve and spread the manners and customs of the area. The building of the museum was bought by the…
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Folklore Museum of Agios Nikolaos
The Folklore Museum of Agios Nikolaos is in one of the oldest buildings of the city, next to the bridge of the lake. It opened in 1978 in order to maintain the…
Lasithi Culture Museums
Chania
Location Chania, Crete Population 53,000 inhabitants Architecture A blend of Venetian, Ottoman, and traditional architecture Old and Modern City Chania is divided…
Chania Towns and villages
Location 11 km from Chania city, near the airport History Mentioned in Venetian censuses since 1583. Named after Venetian lord Aronis Attractions The…
Chania Towns and villages
Garazo
Location 40 km from the city of Rethymno, at the foothills of the Talaios mountains Population 305 residents (census) Attractions Turkish prisons,…
Rethimno Towns and villages
Anogeia
Anogeia of Milopotamos is a mountain town with important history and three holocausts. Anogeia preserves the Cretan tradition in the modern Crete. Anogeia is the…
Rethimno Towns and villages
Folkrore museum of Ano Vianno
The historical and folklore Museum of Viannos was found in 1996 and exhibits many important objects. Some agricultural tools are exhibited and the professions of…
Heraklion Culture Museums
Archanes
Location 16 km from Heraklion Αltitude 380 meters Awards "Integrated Sustainable Settlement Development" Award (2000), Gold Environmental Award…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Paranimfoi
Paranimfoi is a picturesque, mountainous village in the east of Kofinas, with magnificent view to the Libyan Sea. Administratively the settlement is under the Archanes-Asterousia…
Heraklion Other Museums Towns and villages
Ano Asites
Ano Asites is a settlement of the former Malevizi district of the Heraclion municipality. It is a village of a high environmental, cultural and archaeological interest.…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Natural history museum of Gergeri
The Local and Natural History Museum of Gergeri was found in 1996 to record, study and make the characteristics of the natural environment known. Another reason…
Heraklion Natural History Museums
Sitia
Location Northeastern Lasithi, 70 km from Agios Nikolaos Beaches Sitia's main beach, Blue Flag-awarded, 2.5 km long, with organized facilities and water…
Lasithi Beaches Towns and villages
Plateau of Lasithi
Location 70 km from Heraklion Altitude 900 meters History Inhabited since the Neolithic era, it remained uninhabited during the Venetian era due…
Lasithi Plateaus
Agios Nikolaos
Agios NIkolaos, the beautiful capital of the Lasithi prefecture, is in the west side of the Meramvelo peninsula. The Voulismeni Lake in the center of the city is…
