Ano Asites The Ano Asites is a small village at an altitude of 490 m on the eastern slopes of Psiloritis Mountain and it is just 24 km from Heraklion.
Very close, just 1 km away, lies the "other half" of the settlement, the Kato Asites.
The natural environment is diverse with high and steep mountai...
Smyrida Smyrida, in the local dialect "Smyrigli" (emery), is a rock which is found only on the island of Naxos. The emery of Naxos is located in the bowels of Ammomaxi Mountain, in Northern Naxos and between the villages of Apiranthos and Koronos.
Similar emery deposits exist in Turkey, with a simila...
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Koufopoulo The hill has housed a settlement where the village is now since 1000 AD, according to written sources of 1205.
It flourished during the Byzantine times and continued its dynamic evolution in the subsequent years as it was conquered and settled by the Venetians and Franks. It has been referred t...
The Ano Asites is a small village at an altitude of 490 m on the eastern slopes of Psiloritis Mountain and it is just 24 km from Heraklion.
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