Vrontisi Monastery
Vrontisi Monastery, located northwest of Zaros, is one of the most renowned and important monasteries on Crete, serving as a noteworthy centre fo
Festos
Festos Municipality
Kaliviani (Mother Mary of Kalyvia) Convent
The women's coenobitic Monastery of Panagia Kaliviani (Mother Mary of Kalyvia) is located at the site of a men's monastery from the Byzantine era that was de
Hodegetria (Our Lady of the Way) Monastery
Hodegetria Monastery is one of the oldest and grandest monasteries on Crete, with its history closely linked to that of small monasteries and her
Apezanes Monastery
Apezanes Monastery is located on a small plateau on the west side of the Asteroussia and, according to tradition, was founded by ascetics from Agiofaraggo an
The Asterousia Mountains
This range is the southernmost in Greece: they stretch along the south coastline of the Heraklion prefecture, between the Messara plain at the no
Lake Votomos and the River Koutsoulidis
Up to the end of the 1980s, north of the village of Zaros and right at the feet of the mountain there existed a small wetland centred on the spring of Votomo
Zaros-Vorizia Pine Forest
At Zaros-Vorizia region there is an extensive forest complex on the south flank of Psiloritis, running from the Aghios Ioannis gorge on the east to the Voriz
Rouvas Forest
Rouvas Forest is a key ecosystem, based on an oak forest – it is of national importance.
Psakofarango
Defined by the peaks at Skinaka to the east and Mavro Kouro to the west, Psakofaraggo is essentially a fissure in the ground that, after crossing through the
Martsalo gorge
This is one of the most characteristic and most beautiful gorges of South Central Crete.
