Near the villages Alagni and Patsideros of Heraklion, on a low hill, lies the deserted village of Rouma. We do not know when it was founded, but it is referred in the census of 1630. Rouma in the Cretan dialect means stream and is taken after the stream next to the village, where a spring with fresh water flows all year round.
On the road that runs from Chania to Keramia, before reaching village Malaxa, we meet the small church of St. Andrew. Saint Andrew has always been a major milestone for the region because of the adjacent spring with water that quenched their thirst hikers from the region on their way to the villages of Keramia. The spring site is seen from afar due to the large plane located there.
Next to the church of Panagia (Virgin Mary) at the settlement Anisaraki by Kandanos we find the single-nave vaulted church of Agia Paraskevi. The church bears frescoes in poor condition from the first half of the 14th century.
Η ευρύτερη περιοχή του Βοριτσίου Πεδιάδος υπήρξε καταφύγιο ασκητών κυρίως κατά την περίοδο της Ενετοκρατίας. Ένα από τα πιο σημαντικά μοναστήρια ήταν του Αγίου Γεωργίου Καβού, που ήταν κτισμένο σε τοποθεσία με πανοραμική θέα. Από το μοναστήρι σήμερα διακρίνονται τα ερείπια των κελιών, ενώ σώζεται σε καλή κατάσταση το καθολικό του, το οποίο φέρει ένα κλίτος που τέμνεται από ένα εγκάρσιο.
The common minke whale (scient. Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a small whale species, worldwide distributed, which is found quite often in the seas of the western Mediterranean Sea and less in Greek and Cretan Seas.
In the middle of the village Apomarmas we meet the Byzantine church of Panagia Galaktousa, dating back from the 13th century. According to tradition the founder used milk instead of water in the mortar, thus the name Galaktousa (milky) was given. In fact the name probably is connected with the icon of the Virgin suckling Christ.
Το άγριο φαράγγι της Αγίας Παρασκευής βρίσκεται στα Αστερούσια Όρη και στα όρια της κοινότητας των Παρανύμφων. Θεωρείται το μικρό αδερφάκι του επιβλητικού και πιο γνωστού φαραγγιού του Αμπά, καθώς και τα δύο μαζί έχουν τους δύο ψηλότερους καταρράκτες του Ηρακλείου.
The funerary temple of Archangel Michael at Arkalohori is a cruciform temple with the main aisle being lower than its vertical aisle. Also there is a narthex with a dome. The church bears frescoes of the 13th century (the frescoes in the narthex date back from the 14th century).
