The monastery of Savatiana or Savvathiana is located in a beautiful wooded and well-protected position near Rogdia, at an altitude of 440m and at a distance of 20km west of the city of Heraklion. The monastery is one of the several monasteries that operated in the area during the Venetian period, which was later mercilessly destroyed by the Turks.
The plane tree can be met in every place of Greece (valleys, ravines, lakes, river banks and village squares). It also found almost everywhere in Crete and is one of the most typical plants of the Cretan flora. Perhaps no other tree, except the olive tree, is so closely associated with the daily life of the Cretans, as the plane tree because has been the spectator of all historical local events.
The River Platis Potamos is one of the rivers of Crete with lot of water and dense vegetation. Indeed, along the banks there are several stone bridges with arches built by the inhabitants of the area to cross the river.
1.5km east of Spili, next to the main road connecting Spili to Agia Galini, you will meet the chapel of Agia Fotini, also known as Agia Fotia. Next to the road, you will find the springs of Agia Fotia, an old mill and a quite high waterfall (in winter).
Ο Πύργος βρίσκεται στην βορειοδυτική ακτή της Γαύδου, 6 χλμ βορειοδυτικά του λιμανιού στην Καραβέ. Στον Πύργο υπάρχουν δύο διπλανές σμαραγδένιες αμμουδερές παραλίες, οι οποίες είναι εντελώς ανοργάνωτες και απομονωμένες. Πολλοί τις επιλέγουν για κατασκήνωση, καθώς είναι πολύ μακριά από οποιαδήποτε τουριστική υποδομή.
Το φαράγγι της Σπηλιώτισσας βρίσκεται περίπου 24km νότια του Ηρακλείου. Είναι μια καταπράσινη ρεματιά που ξεκινάει από το χωριό Χουδέτσι, περνάει από τον Άγιο Βασίλειο και καταλήγει στον κάμπο των Πεζών.
At position Anemospilia, on the north slopes of Mount Jiouchtas, the archeologists G. and E. Sakellarakis located in 1979 a small sanctuary of Minoan Crete that surprised the global archaeological community. This small sanctuary offered the first indication of human sacrifices in Minoan Crete.
