The monastery of Panagia Kera Kavallaras operated as a dependency of Dionysiou Monastery at Athos in the 15th century and was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The temple of the ruined monastery is well maintained, but has undergone many alterations. The location oversees the plains of Malevizi and Heraklion.
The settlement of St. John the Evangelist, whose core was the former monastic complex of the monastery of St. John, is situated between the villages Kritsa and Kroustas. According to local tradition the monastery was founded in the second Byzantine period and it is known that it functioned until the late 19th century.
Just above the reservoir of the dam Potami still dominates the ruined Koules (Turkish Tower) of Potami, built in the period 1866 to 1869. It has been declared a protected monument, because it is an important sample of castle architecture and is inextricably linked to the history and memories of the area during the Ottoman occupation of Crete in the 19th century.
Ανάμεσα στα θερμοκήπια του Φραγκοκάστελου συναντάμε το εγκαταλελειμμένο σήμερα μονύδριο του Αγίου Χαραλάμπους με τη λαμπρή όμως ιστορία. Λέγεται ότι στο χώρο της μονής εγκαταστάθηκαν το 1821 οι μοναχοί Γρηγόριος και Μαγδαληνή, αν και πιστεύεται ότι η μονή ήταν πολύ παλαιότερη.
Saint Kirikos or Kirkos is located at the archaeological site of Lissos, on the site of a former Early Christian Basilica and gives its name to the entire valley of Lissos. The vaulted church has Byzantine frescoes, unfortunately damaged.
Η απομονωμένη κι έρημη μονή του Αγίου Γεωργίου Άσσαρη είναι μετόχι της μονής Φανερωμένης. Γύρω υπάρχουν ίχνη από τα κελιά και τα βοηθητικά κτίσματα της μονής που λειτούργησε κατά την Ενετοκρατία.
Near Diavaide there is the church of St. George Sfakiotis, bearing frescoes of the 14th century (there is an inscription of 1390). One of the frescoes represents St. George and St. Demetrius on horseback crossing the sea with octopuses, crabs, eels, and lobsters below their legs.
