Το Μουσείο Παραδοσιακής Ζωής και Λαϊκού Πολιτισμού Κρήτης Λυχνοστάτης κτίστηκε από τον ιατρό και συλλέκτη Γιώργο Μαρκάκη την περίοδο 1986-1992. Στην κατασκευή του χρησιμοποιήθηκαν μόνο πρωτογενή υλικά (πέτρα-ξύλο-πηλός) και αποφεύχθηκε η χρήση μηχανικών μέσων.

The Gate of Saint Andrew stood at the northwestern end of the Venetian Walls of Heraklion, beside the bastion of the same name. It was a military sea gate associated with one of the weakest and most fiercely attacked sections of the fortifications during the long Ottoman siege of Candia.

The Peregrine Falcon (scient Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America is one of the fastest birds in the world and the most powerful falcon in Greece. In Crete you will meet that mostly in wild and rocky areas, away from humans.

The European rabbit (scient. Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a closely related species to hare, which has been introduced on the island of Crete by humans (many confuse that with hare). Despite the many predators on Crete, the rabbit reproduced rapidly and is now spread across the island of Crete and several smaller islets around it.

Priniatikos Pirgos is a small peninsula that separates the two beaches of Agios Panteleimon Karavostasis upon which an important Minoan settlement has been identified. The settlement has been mapped by the American and Irish Archaeological School. It was inhabited from the Minoan till the Ottoman Era and was highly depended on its harbor. Important findings are kilns for ceramics production.

In the Province of Selino (the wider area of ​​Paleochora), in Sougia Koyles were built in the positions Boukelasi, Koustogerako, Kefala in Rodovani (ancient Elyros), Stavros near Kantanos, Moustakos, Spaniako and Vigles. The Koules of Spaniako controlled the valleys, the passages and the towering peaks around it, while on the south lies the Libyan Sea.

Στη Ταύρη υπάρχει ένα μεγάλο ορεινό καταφύγιο 42 κλινών, όπου μπορεί να μείνει οποιοσδήποτε. Η ομορφιά του τοπίου είναι απερίγραπτη, καθώς η θέα στην κορυφή Κάστρο (2215m) των Λευκών Όρεων προκαλεί δέος. Από εδώ ξεκινάει και το μονοπάτι για την κορυφή. Η Ταύρη ντύνεται συχνά στα άσπρα, ενώ λέγεται ότι εδώ έκαναν για πρώτη φορά σκι στην Κρήτη. Επίσης εδώ υπάρχει το εκκλησάκι του Αγίου Πνεύματος, πετρόκτιστο και απόλυτα εναρμονισμένο με το τοπίο.

Atziganospilios is located within short distance (10 min) from the village of Adrianos, in site Koukistres. It is about 25km southwest of Agios Nikolaos and belongs to the village of Zenia, which you meet as you ascend to the Plateau of Lassithi through the road starting in Neapolis.