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Monastery of St. George Selinaris
The male monastery of Saint George Selinaris is built in the heart of the gorge Selinari, near Vrachasi village and Neapolis. Next to the monastery passes the National Road connecting Heraklion to Agios Nikolaos, which is the main reason why Selinaris receives many visitors daily.
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Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum of Crete has been functioning and operates under the framework of the University of Crete since 1980.Eastern Mediterranean is unique at a global level due to the great ecological and cultural complexity.
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Palekastro
Palekastro is a large village (1100 inhabitants) with most people working in agriculture. With its good beaches the area around. The region was one of the most important commercial centres of the Minoan culture in the extreme east of the island of Crete.
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Paliani Monastery
The nunnery of Paliani is located at an altitude of 280m, next to the village Venerato, 20km north of Heraklion at the exit of Venerato Gorge. The monastery is dedicated to the Assumption and celebrates on August 15. The monastery of Paliani is considered one of the oldest monasteries in Crete, but the exact date of its establishment is unknown.
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Panormo
Panormo is situated about 20km east of Rethymno, in the region of Milopotamos. It is a tranquil resort, which has met a fast development in recent years, without however losing its traditional face.
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Patsos Gorge
The gorge of Patsos is located in Rethymnon, a place with wild vegetation and picturesque villages maintain the Minoan, Venetian, and their ancient names. easy to walk through. Both the gorge and the cave, which hosts the Church of Aghios Antonios, have been improved by the Forest authority and are an excellent destination for short tours and a picnic.
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Phaestos Palace
The hill of Phaistos was inhabited as early as the Final Neolithic period (4500 - 3200 BC), when an extensive Neolithic settlement was established, succeeded by a settlement of the Prepalatial period (3200 - 4900 BC). These early settlements were followed by the foundation of the First Palace of Phaistos (1900- 1700 BC), which was built on the NE part of the hill in order to control the whole of the fertile plain of the Messara.Around this palace arose, in the Minoan period, the extensive city of Phaistos, which continued to flourish until Hellenistic times (323-67 BC).The First Palace was built around 1900 BC.
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Plakias
Plakias is a popular tourist resort, located 36km south of Rethymno city, at the exit of a fertile valley surrounded by high mountains and dense olive groves. Next to it empties the river Kotsifos. One of the major growth drivers of the region is the long beachfront, known as Gialia.
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Potami dam lake (Amari)
The lake of Potami is shaped by the Potami dam, in Amari . It was built in 2008. The dam is located in the verdant of Amari, 25km south of Rethymno.
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Preveli
Preveli is located about 35km south of Rethymno and 10km east of Plakias. Beach of Preveli, also known as Lake Preveli or Phoenix, is located at the exit of the imposing Kourtaliotikos Gorge, where the Great River (Megas Potamos) is flowing.