Listed 10 sub titles with search on: Sights for wider area of: "MALEVIZIO Province HERAKLIO" .
SARCHOS (Village) KROUSSONAS
PENTAMODI (Village) MALEVIZIO
Pendamodi is a very old village and its Venetian fountain is one from
the fifteenth century; it has the coat of arms of Quirini on it. The lower part
is below the road level and had a lion's head on it, which is not visible from
the road.
This extract is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
RODIA (Small town) GAZI
There are scattered at the settlements of Rodia, Linoperameta, Pantanassa and Paleokastro. Kallergis family mansion in Rodia is the most well-known, and the only sample of a private residence preserved in Malevizi since Venetian occupation period.
This extract is cited Oct 2002 from the Municipality of Gazi URL below, which contains image.
On the main road, in the centre of the village, there is an interesting
Venetian villa with lovely portals.
ACHLADA (Village) GAZI
In the Municipal district of Ahlada there is Agia Pelagia church that dates back to 1300 AD and belongs to the Monastery of Savatiana. In addition, there is the church of Panagia Flaskiani on the beach, on the boundaries with Rodia. In the area of Pompia there is the cave of Kynigospilios, a cave at Lagonica area and some caves at Agia Pelagia Monastery that had been used by the monks as cells.
FODELE (Village) GAZI
In Fodele there are Byzantine monuments and churches from the 11th century with frescos of the anti-classic movement that have been preserved since then, as well as Dominico Theotocopoulos Museum, which according to tradition was his birthplace.
RODIA (Small town) GAZI
In Rodia you would see the church of Virgin Mary's Annunciation, which bears a doorframe dated from 1553 with a coat of arms that most probably belongs to Kallergi family, the Monastery of Savatiana and Agio Sava's Monastery. The Feudal Lords Mansion has been preserved since 1965 at Georgios and Fragiskos Modinos area, has been announced listed and it is under state ownership.
KITHARIDA (Settlement) KROUSSONAS
Agios Fanourios Church belonged to the monastery of the Panagia Eleousa
which itself belonged to the monastery of Agia Irini. The church, which is located
in a cultivated valley below the hills of Krousonas, can be seen on the right
as you enter the village. Park in the village and take the footpath to the elegant
cemetery church. Agios Fanourios is one of the most architecturally interesting
Byzantine churches on Crete. It is composed of three aisles and a narthex which
is located in front of the sanctuary. The three aisles end up in three concave
recesses at the back of the church. Above this part of the church there are three
domes, one for each aisle. It is rare to find domes above the sanctuary of the
church and this is one example. The church's exterior is decorated with rosettes
(circular glazed surfaces) which are unusual for their size (often as big as a
dinner plate) and for their decorative paintings which include birds.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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