The Cave of Melidoni is located approximately 1,800 meters northwest of the homonym village of Mylopotamos, at an altitude of 220m and on the south side of Kouloukonas Mountain.
Cave of Melidoni
Matala caves
Matala caves
Matala caves are carved cavities in the soft white limestone that were formed thousands of years ago and were used for habitation and, later, as a Roman cemetery. They became very famous in the 60s, when hippies made this area one of the most popular meeting points in the world.
Ideon Andron Cave
Ideon Andron Cave
Ideon Cave (or Ideon Antron) is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Ida (Psiloritis), in the plateau of Nida. The distance of the cave from Anogia is 24km and from Rethymno it’s 78km. The cave has not any special geological value, but has enormous mythological and cultural value, as this is the cave in […]
Gerani Cave
Gerani Cave
The cave of Gerani is one of the most important and most beautiful caves in the prefecture of Rethymno and in whole Crete. It is located 7 km west of Rethymnon, at the location “Kamari” and close to the beach of Gerani.
Cave of Elephants
Cave of Elephants
The submarine Cave of Elephants is located in Drepano area of Akrotiri, in Chania prefecture and out of Souda Bay. The cave was discovered in 1999 by the snorkeler Manolis Efthymakis and was then showed in January 2000 in Star TV by the professional diver and filmmaker G. Tzanakis. Thus, Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology, […]
Asfendou Cave
Asfendou Cave
Asfendou cave is located near the village of Sfakia, on a steep slope at position Skordalakia. The road connecting Asfendou with Kallikratis passes nearby and there is a plateau with an area of 2000 square meters in front. Skordoulakia cave is a very small rock shelter without woo much depth that barely fits two people […]
Agia Sofia Cave
Agia Sofia Cave
The cave of Agia Sofia is located 47 km southwest of Chania, on the western walls of the gorge Topolia. The cave is located near the main road to Elafonisi.
Necropolis of Armeni
Necropolis of Armeni
Armeni has been under excavation since 1969 by Yiannis Tzedakis. Over 200 chamber tombs and one tholos tomb have been found from the Late Minoan era. The chambers are approached by dromoi which start at ground level and descend to the entrance of the tomb using a ramp and in some cases steps as well. […]
Fountain in Roussospiti
Fountain in Roussospiti
Roussospiti is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno (regional unit) of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the former municipality of Rethymno. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymnon. It is a traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of average […]
Saint Francis Church
Saint Francis Church
If the stones of this venerable building could only tell us their story. It was originally built as the Venetian monastery of Saint Francis with a three-nave Gothic hall church with a pillar of the basilica dating back to the year 1606. Past history suggests that the building even existed before the Great Earthquake of […]
