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THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS & ACROPOLISPHOTO GALLERYTHE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS & ACROPOLIS THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS DICTYNNA & ACROPOLIS AT POLYRRINIA Church of Holy Fathers & Acropolis in Polyrrinia is a short walk from Polyrrhenia: 15-20 minutes’ walk, it is only 800 meters. By car from Polyrrhenia is only 2-3 minutes. The car park is [...]

Polyrrhenia or PoliriniaPHOTO GALLERYPolyrrhenia or Polirinia POLYRRHENIA POLIRINIA Polyrrhenia was an ancient city-state in West Crete. The settlement was built at an altitude of 418 meters above sea level: Kissamos 7.8 km, Chania 44.4 km. The name of the city comes from the ancient Greek, meaning: “many lambs”.   This content is for members only. [...]

St. JOHN THE HERMIT'S WATERFALL In the 13th century, St. John the Hermit stepped the land of Crete, in the coast of Palaiochora. He then lived in caves belonging to the village of Azogires Paleochoras in the mountains: Zoures Cave, Characas Cave. The caves are very difficult to reach. The caves are located in a [...]

WATERFALL OF POLYRRHENIA Western Crete is a unique place, because it has many almost untouched parts. In many cases, we can feel, like the great explorers of past centuries. There are not only several unexplored historical places, caves in this area: but many times we don’t even know, what treasures the forest next to us [...]

Chrysoskalitissa MonasteryPHOTO GALLERYChrysoskalitissa Monastery CHRYSOSKALITISSA MONASTERY Chrysoskalitissa Orthodox Monastery was built in the 17th century on the southwest coast of the island of Crete. It is located 68.7 km southwest of Chania. 36.8 km south of Kissamos. From the beautiful pink sand lagoon of the Elafonissi, just 5.4 km away.   GPS is very important! [...]