Arkadi Monastery Arkadi Monastery is located within 23 km from the city of Rethymno, on the northwestern edge of Psiloritis Mountain.
The Emperor of Byzantium, Heraklios, laid its foundations, as evidenced by various traditions, and then it was built by Emperor Arcadius in the 5th century AD to whom owes its ...
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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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Arkadi Monastery is located within 23 km from the city of Rethymno, on the northwestern edge of Psiloritis Mountain.
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