Στην περιοχή της Αγίας Ειρήνης στα Σπήλια υπάρχει το μεγαλύτερο από τα υδραγωγεία που κατασκευάστηκαν στην Κρήτη με σκοπό να λύσει το πρόβλημα λειψυδρίας του Μεγάλου Κάστρου (σημερινό Ηράκλειο). Μέσα από αυτή την υδατογέφυρα που κατασκευάστηκε κατά την Αιγυπτιοκρατία (1830-40) μεταφερόταν το νερό από την πηγή Φουντάνα στους Κουνάβους ως το κέντρο του Ηρακλείου.
Hedgehogs are commonly met animals on the island of Crete, belonging to two different species, Erinaceus concolor and Erinaceus roumanicus. Unfortunately, they are considered a delicacy for some, and there several cases in Crete when these animals are eaten (mainly by Roma people). Lastly, the hedgehogs are considered sacred animals by the Greek Church because of the characteristic manner of mating, reminiscent of humans. Indeed, sometimes they mate face to face so as to avoid the spines on their back.
At the cape of Souda, above the shrine on the beach of Agia Pelagia we see some traces of the excavations carried out by Stylianos Alexiou. At this point he discovered the most important archaeological site of the wider area, the Prytaneum of the Hellenistic town of Apollonia (or maybe Panormos).
The Archaeological Museum of Rethymnon is temporarily hosted in the basilica of Agios Fragiskos (St Francis) in the old town of Rethymnon. It hosts exhibits from various excavations around the prefecture of Rethymnon which represent all periods from the Neolithic Age to the Roman period.
The Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque or Gialisi Tzami (mosque of the sea) is actually the only preserved mosque of the city of Chania. It was built on the site of a preexisting Christian temple after the conquest of Chania by the Ottomans in 1645, honoring Küçük Hasan Pasha.
The cave Krionerida is located in the ravine Laggos, southwest of the village Vafes, at an altitude of 230m. The cave has no special speleological value, but it has enormous historical importance, as the residents of Vafes were killed here by the Turks in 1821. Indeed, the wider region of Krionerida was named so after this historic cave.
If you head east of Fylaki beach, you will soon (100m only) reach the exit of the Sfakiano Gorge, with a nice pebbly beach formed. The area is called Plakakia and hosts some of the most spectacular beaches in Crete, formed on small narrow fjords. Indeed, some of them are formed inside small caves! There is a tricky dirt road leading close to the beach.
Η μονή Αγίας Ειρήνης βρίσκεται 25km νότια του Ηρακλείου και 3km δυτικά του Κρουσσώνα, στις πλαγιές του Ψηλορείτη και σε υψόμετρο 630m. Η πρόσβαση στη μονή γίνεται μέσω του δρόμου που συνδέει τον Κρουσσώνα με το Κρουσσανιώτικο Λιβάδι και με το διπλανό ίδρυμα για τα παιδιά με ειδικές ανάγκες «ο Άγιος Σπυρίδων».
