Location information

Agios Miron

AGIOS MYRON (Village) MALEVIZIO
  The village of Agios Miron is 19km southwest of Iraklion on the road Iraklion - Voutes - Agios Miron. Agios Miron is the site of the ancient city Ravkos which flourished during the Greek era. It was an ally of Gortyn against Knossos and Lycastos. In 166 B.C. Gortyn and Knossos signed a treaty and since then no signs of Ravkos appear. The village is prosperous and presently produces raisins and wine. Agios Miron is an important Byzantine site. It was probably the bishopric of Knossos during the first Byzantine period, as it continued to be in the second Byzantine period. In the village is the church of Agios Miron.

This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains image.

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• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/MainArea.jdp?ID=288 (1 img.)

• http://www.interkriti.org/gorgolaini/entext.htm#ag... (4 img.)

Ano Asites

ANO ASSITES (Village) MALEVIZIO
  The village of Ano Asites is 27km southwest of Iraklion, on the Iraklion - Agios Miron - Kato Asites - Ano Asites road. Near Ano Asites there is an interesting Byzantine church.

Crete TOURnet WebPage
• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/MainArea.jdp?ID=492

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Kato Asites

KATO ASSITES (Village) MALEVIZIO
  Kato Asites is 24km southwest of Iraklion, on the Iraklion - Voutes - Agios Miron - Kato Asites road and it is an old village with a Byzantine church, Agios Antonios and a monastery nearby. The beautiful doorway of the church is hidden by another room that has been added on.

Crete TOURnet WebPage
• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/MainArea.jdp?ID=287

• http://www.interkriti.org/gorgolaini/entext.htm#ka... (4 img.)

Gorgoliani Monastery

MONI GORGOLAINI (Monastery) HERAKLIO
  The Gorgoliani Monastery near the village, has a Venetian fountain dated 1617. The fountain had a beautiful marble representation of a lion's head which was stolen in 1991. The monastery was probably built during the last years of the Venetian occupation of Crete; the Turks destroyed it three times and each time it was rebuilt. The monastery played an important role in the rebellions because of its position in the mountains. Revolutionary assemblies were frequently held in the monastery. The famous Captain Mastrachas was killed near the monastery in 1868 and is buried in the monastery. The church of the monastery is a double-aisle basilica dedicated to Agios Georgios and Agios Nikolaos. The name of the monastery probably comes from Gorgo-eleimon which means swiftly merciful.

This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.

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• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/Site.jdp?ID=1323 (6 img.)

• http://www.ellada.net/crete-info/herakliogorgolian... (1 img.)

Pendamodi

PENTAMODI (Village) MALEVIZIO
  The village of Pendamodi is 17km southwest of Iraklion on the Iraklion - Voutes - Pendamodi road. It is a very old village and its Venetian fountain is one from the fifteenth century.

Crete TOURnet WebPage
• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/MainArea.jdp?ID=490 (1 img.)

• http://www.interkriti.org/gorgolaini/entext.htm#pe... (2 img.)

PETROKEFALO (Village) MALEVIZIO

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Pirgou

PYRGOU (Village) MALEVIZIO
  The village of Pirgou is 21km southwest from Iraklion on the road Iraklion - Voutes - Agios Miron - Pirgou. It contains some interesting Byzantine churches.

Crete TOURnet WebPage
• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/MainArea.jdp?ID=491 (5 img.)

• http://www.interkriti.org/gorgolaini/entext.htm#py... (2 img.)