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Heraklion Chania Rethymno Lasithi

Villages & TraditionAchladaAchlada is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionAchladiaAchladia is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionAdravastoiA village in the Zakros municipality, 35.5 kilometres south-east of Sitia. On the route to the…Villages & TraditionAerinosA small settlement in Inachorio, on the western edge of the prefecture. A quiet area, nestled…Villages & TraditionAgiaAgia is a village and the administrative centre of the local community of the same name,…Villages & TraditionAgioi DekaOn the Messara Plain, next to ancient Gortyna, the village of Agioi Deka takes its name…Villages & TraditionAgioi PandesA small settlement in Apokoronas, next to Paidochori. It is one of those villages that don’t…Villages & TraditionAgios ApostolosA small mountain village at an altitude of 480 metres, situated between Kantanos and Chrysopigi. A…Villages & TraditionAgios DimitriosA village with a population of 177, ten kilometres east of Rethymno. Close enough to the…Villages & TraditionAgios IoannisA traditional village in the hinterland of the Chania regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionAgios MamasAgios Mamas is a mountain village and the administrative centre of the local community of the…Villages & TraditionAgios MyronAgios Myron is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionAgios Nikolaos & Limni VoulismeniAgios Nikolaos, the capital of the Lasithi prefecture, is one of the most picturesque and cosmopolitan…Villages & TraditionAgios SyllasAgios Syllas is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionAgios ThomasOne of the most impressive villages in Crete, known as the ‘Meteora of Crete’. Built amongst…Villages & TraditionAidonochoriA village in Malevizi, known as Metochia Kamariotou until 1955. Situated in the mountainous hinterland to…Villages & TraditionAkoumiaThe name ‘Akoumia’ refers to the following: The village of Akoumia in Rethymno. The traditional sweets…Villages & TraditionAlagniAlagni is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionAlikambosAlikambos is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionAmirasAmiras (or Amira) is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same…Villages & TraditionAmnatosA traditional historic village in a key location near the Arkadi Monastery. World-renowned for the monumental…Villages & TraditionAnatoliAnatoli is a village and the historic seat of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionAnogiaPerched at the foot of Mount Psiloritis, at an altitude of 740 metres, Anogia is one…Villages & TraditionAno ViannosBuilt in an amphitheatre-like layout on the southern slopes of Mount Dikti, Ano Viannos is a…Villages & TraditionApodoulouA village in the southern foothills of Psiloritis, with a Minoan settlement and a vaulted tomb…Villages & TraditionApostoloiApostoloi is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionArchanesArchanes, a few kilometres south of Heraklion, is considered one of the most beautiful and best-restored…Villages & TraditionArchondikiArchondiki (formerly known as Arkoudaina) is a village and the administrative centre of the community of…Villages & TraditionArgoulesArgoules is a settlement in the community of Skaloti, in the municipality of Sfakia, within the…Villages & TraditionArgyroupoliArgyroupoli, a mountain village west of Rethymno, is built on the ruins of the ancient city…Villages & TraditionArmenoiA village situated 500 metres inland from Sitia, with footpaths leading to the surrounding gorges.Villages & TraditionArviOn the south coast, sheltered by the imposing mass of the mountains, Arvi enjoys a uniquely…Villages & TraditionAsfendosAlmost deserted in winter — eight residents according to the latest census — and bustling in…Villages & TraditionAsi GoniaA historic, unspoilt mountain village nestled on the steep slopes of the White Mountains. The birthplace…Villages & TraditionAsimiAsimi (official name: Asimion) is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the…Villages & TraditionAskoiA village in the former province of Pediada, in the municipality of Minoa Pediada, in the…Villages & TraditionAstrakoiAstrakoi is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionAstritsiAstritsi, or Astritsio, is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same…Villages & TraditionAstyrakiAstyraki is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionAtsipopouloA small town first mentioned in a Byzantine document dating from 1182 — one of the…Villages & TraditionAvdouA historic village, known as the ‘village of letters’ due to the distinguished scholars and revolutionaries…Villages & TraditionAvgenikiAvgeniki is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionAvliA small village in the community of Kasanos, in the municipality of Minoa Pediada. One of…Villages & TraditionAvrakondesAvrakondes, known locally as Avrakonde, is a village and the administrative centre of the community of…Villages & TraditionAxosOn the slopes of Psiloritis, in Mylopotamos, Axos is a picturesque mountain village with a rich…Villages & TraditionAzogyresIn the mountains above Paleochora, Azogyres is a small, verdant village nestled amongst plane trees and…Villages & TraditionChamaitouloA settlement in the municipality of Ziros, in the hinterland of Sitia, in an area with…Villages & TraditionChandrasChandras is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionChora SfakiaChora Sfakia is the capital of the legendary, rebellious region of Sfakia, built in an amphitheatre-like…Villages & TraditionChoudetsiSouth of Heraklion, nestled amongst vineyards, Choudetsi is a picturesque village that has become internationally renowned…Villages & TraditionChoumeriA village at an altitude of 240 metres, in the Geropotamos area. It is the administrative…Villages & TraditionChoumeriakosChoumeriakos (or Choumeriako) is a well-preserved traditional village and the administrative centre of the community of…Villages & TraditionChristosChristos is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionChromonastiriAt the foot of Mount Vrysinas, a few kilometres from Rethymno, Chromonastiri is a picturesque, well-preserved…Villages & TraditionDaratsosA village four and a half kilometres south-west of Chania, divided into Ano and Kato. It…Villages & TraditionDelianaIn the western hinterland of Chania, near the road to the Nine Villages, Deliana is a…Villages & TraditionDrakona Kolymvariou ChaniaA village situated at an altitude of 73 metres, 27 kilometres west of Chania, known mainly…Villages & TraditionElos (Enia Choria)In the western mountainous part of Crete, Elos is the most central of the ‘Nine Villages’…Villages & TraditionElounda & Archaia OlousA cosmopolitan resort with a submerged ancient city and historic salt pans.Villages & TraditionEmbarosEmbaros is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionEmbrosnerosEmbrosneros (or Brosneros) is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same…Villages & TraditionEnetika Teichi & Tafos KazandzakiThe Venetian walls of Heraklion are amongst the best-preserved in the Mediterranean: a colossal fortification stretching…Villages & TraditionEnetiko Limani Chania Old TownThe Old Town of Chania is a lively labyrinth of Venetian and Ottoman buildings, narrow alleyways…Villages & TraditionEpiskopi RethymnoIn the fertile valley to the west of Rethymno, Episkopi is a lively, historic main village,…Villages & TraditionErfoiErfoi is a village and the administrative centre of the local community of the same name…Villages & TraditionEtiaEtia, or Ethia, is a village in the community of Armeni, within the municipality of Sitia…Villages & TraditionExo MoulianaExo Mouliana is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionExo PotamoiA village at the entrance to the Lassithi Plateau on the Agios Nikolaos side. A stop-off…Villages & TraditionFarsaroA small mountain village in the Marmaketos community, on the Lassithi Plateau.Villages & TraditionFodeleNestled amongst orange groves and flowing streams, Fodele is one of the coolest and most picturesque…Villages & TraditionFourfourasA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionFourniFourni is a traditional village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionFourni (Kastelli Mirabello)A historic main village in the fertile Mirabello valley, one of the oldest in Crete. It…Villages & TraditionFresFres is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionGalatasA small town west of Chania, known for the battle of 1941 during the Battle of…Villages & TraditionGalifaGalifa, known as Galyfa until 1940, is a village and the administrative centre of the community…Villages & TraditionGallosGallos, or Gallou, is a settlement in the Community of Rethymno, within the Municipality of Rethymno…Villages & TraditionGarazoIn the fertile valley of Mylopotamos, Garazo is a picturesque, traditional village with abundant water, olive…Villages & TraditionGavalochoriA listed traditional settlement in Apokoronas, featuring outstanding vernacular architecture: Venetian arches, the famous 24 Venetian…Villages & TraditionGdochiaA village in the municipality of Ierapetra, situated on the main road between the mountains and…Villages & TraditionGerakariHigh up in the Amari Valley, at the foot of Mount Kedros, Gerakari is famous throughout…Villages & TraditionGergeriGergeri is a large village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionGoniesA traditional village in the hinterland of the Heraklion regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionGra LygiaA coastal settlement with a population of over two thousand, west of Ierapetra. Greenhouses, olive groves…Villages & TraditionIerapetra & Kastro KalesOn the southern coast of Lasithi, Ierapetra is the southernmost town in Greece and in the…Villages & TraditionImbrosImbros (also known as Nimbros or Imbros) is a village and the administrative centre of the…Villages & TraditionKalamafkaKalamafka is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionKalamasA small settlement in Mylopotamos, situated in a spot with panoramic views, 33 kilometres from the…Villages & TraditionKalamitsi AmygdaliKalamitsi Amygdali is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionKalandareThe fourth village on the Choumeri–Eleftherna route, on the northern slopes of Psiloritis. A route that…Villages & TraditionKalathenesKalathenes is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionKali LimenesA coastal settlement in Libya, whose name is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. It…Villages & TraditionKalo ChorioTo the east of Agios Nikolaos, Kalo Chorio is a lush, rural village spread out across…Villages & TraditionKalonyktisA village with many different spellings of its name — Kalonychti, Kallonyktis, Kalonychti — and one…Villages & TraditionKamaresThe name ‘Kamares’ is found in the following place names in Greece: Kamares in Aetolia-Acarnania, a…Villages & TraditionKamariKamari is a traditional village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionKambanosA village at an altitude of 400 metres, built on a conical hill in Selino —…Villages & TraditionKaminakiKaminaki is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionKandanosIn the mountainous district of Selino, in south-western Crete, Kandanos is a historic village with deep…Villages & TraditionKaranosKaranos is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionKareKare is a village and the administrative centre of the local community of the same name…Villages & TraditionKarydiA walnut is the fruit of the walnut tree. The inside of the walnut, the kernel,…Villages & TraditionKassanoiA village on the western slopes of the Lassithi Mountains, where the plain begins to rise…Villages & TraditionKastelli PediadosSituated on the fertile plain east of Heraklion, Kastelli Pediados is a lively, historic village and…Villages & TraditionKatalagariKatalagari is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionKatelionasA village in the hinterland of Sitia that is now uninhabited. The stone houses still stand…Villages & TraditionKato AsitesKato Asites (officially: Kato Asites) is a village and the administrative centre of the community of…Villages & TraditionKato ChorioKato Chorio (officially known as Kato Chorio) is a village and the administrative centre of the…Villages & TraditionKato VatheiaKato Vatheia is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionKatsidoniA village in the municipality of Sitia in eastern Crete, built in a semi-mountainous location. A…Villages & TraditionKavousiOn the isthmus of Ierapetra, on the north coast, Kavousi is a picturesque village with olive…Villages & TraditionKavrochoriThe historic seat of the community of Gazios in the municipality of Malevizi, west of Heraklion.Villages & TraditionKefalasKefalas is one of the most beautiful and historic villages in the Apokoronas region of Chania,…Villages & TraditionKefaliThe head is the part of an organism that usually includes the eyes, ears, nose and…Villages & TraditionKendriA village in the municipality of Ierapetra, situated on the fertile plain that supplies a large…Villages & TraditionKeramoutsiKeramoutsi (officially: Keramoutzion) is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same…Villages & TraditionKerasiaA village situated at an altitude of 340 metres in the former province of Malevizi, overlooking…Villages & TraditionKissosA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionKoilada AmariNestled between Psiloritis and Mount Kedros, the Amari Valley is one of the most picturesque and…Villages & TraditionKokkino ChorioOn the Drapanos peninsula, in Apokoronas, Kokkino Chorio is a picturesque, stone-built village with panoramic views…Villages & TraditionKomitadesA village situated at an altitude of 200 metres, on the southern foothills of the White…Villages & TraditionKondomariA village situated at an altitude of 85 metres, seventeen and a half kilometres from Chania.…Villages & TraditionKoufiA village in the interior, situated at an altitude of 184 metres, eighteen kilometres from the…Villages & TraditionKounavoiA village fifteen kilometres from Heraklion, on the road to Archanes. Vineyards and traditional houses.Villages & TraditionKoutouloufariA traditional stone-built village at the foot of Mount Haraka, offering breathtaking views of Malia Bay.…Villages & TraditionKoutsourasA coastal village in Livyko, east of Ierapetra. Next to it lies the palm grove of…Villages & TraditionKoxareKoxare is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionKranaKrana is a mountain village in the Municipality of Mylopotamos in the Regional Unit of Rethymno,…Villages & TraditionKrasiKrasi (officially: Krasion) is a mountain village and the administrative centre of the community of the…Villages & TraditionKrasounasA village of fifty inhabitants in Mylopotamos, on the slopes of Psiloritis. One of those places…Villages & TraditionKritsa & Panagia i KeraKritsa, built in an amphitheatre-like layout above Agios Nikolaos, is considered one of the oldest and…Villages & TraditionKrotosA village on the southern slopes of the Asterousia Mountains, in the municipality of Gortyna. A…Villages & TraditionKrousonasOn the eastern slopes of Psiloritis, Krousonas is one of the largest mountain villages in Heraklion,…Villages & TraditionKyriannaKyrianna is a village and the administrative centre of the local community of the same name…Villages & TraditionLagouLagou is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name, within…Villages & TraditionLakkoiLakkoi is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionLatsidaLatsida is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionLikotinareaA semi-mountainous settlement at an altitude of 290 metres, with fifty permanent residents. One of the…Villages & TraditionLimenas HersonissosLimenas Hersonissos is one of the best-known and busiest tourist resorts in Crete, on the north…Villages & TraditionLimin HersonissosA coastal town that has developed from a fishing village into one of the island’s largest…Villages & TraditionLimnesLimnes is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionLiondarion & Krini Morozini SquareEleftherios Venizelos Square, known to everyone as ‘Liontaria’, is the meeting place and the bustling heart…Villages & TraditionLivadaA small settlement in Axos, on the border with the prefecture of Heraklion. Forty-six kilometres from…Villages & TraditionLivadiaA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionMachairoiA traditional settlement designated as a listed site at the foot of the White Mountains. An…Villages & TraditionMalesMales, or Malles (officially known as Malae), is a village and the administrative centre of the…Villages & TraditionMargaritesIn Mylopotamos, the Margarites is one of the two historic centres of pottery in Crete. Here,…Villages & TraditionMarmaketoMarmaketo (also known as Marmaketo or Marmaketon) is a small village and the administrative centre of…Villages & TraditionMaroniaIn the mountainous hinterland of Sitia, Maronia is a picturesque, traditional village with stone houses, Venetian…Villages & TraditionMaroulasA historic Venetian settlement that has been designated a listed historic monument. It is notable for…Villages & TraditionMazaMass is an intrinsic property of physical bodies. Mass is the quantity of matter contained in…Villages & TraditionMegalo MetochiRisvan Metochi, a village of forty-six inhabitants a few kilometres from the town. The name ‘metochi’…Villages & TraditionMelambesIn the southern mountainous hinterland of Rethymno, Melambes is an old, traditional village perched on a…Villages & TraditionMelesesA village in the former province of Pediada, in the municipality of Archanes-Asterousia. Surrounded by vineyards…Villages & TraditionMelidoni ApokoronasA traditional village in the hinterland of the Chania regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionMelidoni RethymnoThe village of Mylopotamos, known mainly for the cave next to it — Gerontospilio — where…Villages & TraditionMelissesA settlement in the community of Kavousi in the municipality of Ierapetra, with a name that…Villages & TraditionMelissourgakiA village on the northern foothills of Psiloritis, whose name refers to the beekeeping that has…Villages & TraditionMeronasA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionMeronas (Amari)Built in an amphitheatre-like layout on the slopes of Mount Samitos, at an altitude of 600…Villages & TraditionMesa MoulianaMesa Mouliana is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionMeseleroiMeseleroi is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionMesklaAt the foot of the White Mountains, south of Chania, Meskla is a lush, cool village…Villages & TraditionMilatosMilatos is a village and the former administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionMiliaTucked away in the mountains of western Crete, near Vlatos, the eco-village of Milia is a…Villages & TraditionMochosA traditional mountain village on a plateau overlooking the coast of the Chersonissos Peninsula. It is…Villages & TraditionMonastirakiA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionMonastiraki (Amari)In the fertile Amari Valley at the foot of Mount Psiloritis, a peaceful village situated next…Villages & TraditionMoundrosMoundros is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionMourniesA small town four kilometres south of Chania, whose name derives from the mulberry trees. It…Villages & TraditionMourtzanaA village of forty inhabitants in the municipality of Garazos, 33 kilometres east of Rethymno, at…Villages & TraditionMyloiMyloi is a settlement in the Community of Chromonastiri, within the Municipality of Rethymno, in the…Villages & TraditionMyriokefalaA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionMyrsiniMyrsini is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionMyrthiosA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionMyrtiaThe myrtle is a species of plant belonging to the genus Myrtos (Myrtus) and the family…Villages & TraditionNeapoliIn the interior of Lasithi, between Agios Nikolaos and the plateau, Neapoli is a quiet, stately…Villages & TraditionNeo Chorio ApokoronasA village situated 80 metres above sea level, nestled in the lush green valley of Koiliaris.…Villages & TraditionNio ChorioA traditional village in the hinterland of the Chania regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionNiposA village in the Apokoronas region, 33 kilometres from Chania, whose inhabitants still make their living…Villages & TraditionOreinoA village that lends its name to the Red Butterfly Gorge. As its name suggests, it…Villages & TraditionPalaikastroA village in eastern Crete, serving as a base for the beaches of Kouremenos and Chiona…Villages & TraditionPasalitesA semi-mountainous village on the northern foothills of Psiloritis. Traditional architecture and views opening out towards…Villages & TraditionPatsosPatsos (also referred to in the feminine form, Patsos) is a village and the administrative centre…Villages & TraditionPefkoiPefkoi is a mountain village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionPemoniaA village at an altitude of 210 metres, at the foot of the White Mountains. A…Villages & TraditionPendamodiA village in the municipality of Heraklion in the former province of Malevizi, in the inland…Villages & TraditionPeramaIn the Mylopotamos district, Perama is the main commercial and administrative centre of the region, a…Villages & TraditionPitsidiaA few kilometres from Matala, in southern Messara, Pitsidia is a picturesque, traditional village that has…Villages & TraditionPlataniaThe name ‘Platania’ is used for the following places in Greece: Platania in Aetolia-Acarnania, Platania in…Villages & TraditionPlatiThe term ‘Plati’ may refer to: The back (anatomy), a part of the body of a…Villages & TraditionPlemenianaPlemeniana is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionPloutiA village at an altitude of 320 metres, in the municipality of Phaistos. A peaceful spot…Villages & TraditionPolyrrheniaPolyrrhenia was an ancient city in north-western Crete, approximately 6 kilometres south of Kastelli, Kissamos. The…Villages & TraditionPombiaPombia (Italian: Pombia) is an Italian municipality in the Province of Novara, in the Piedmont region.Villages & TraditionPotamiesA village in the municipality of Hersonissos, with the Byzantine church of Panagia Gouverniotissa next to…Villages & TraditionPrinaPrina is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionPriniasThe name ‘Prinias, Heraklion’ refers to: Prinias, Malevizi, a village in the municipality of Gortyna; and…Villages & TraditionPsychroA village on the Lassithi Plateau, the starting point for the climb to the Dikteon Cave…Villages & TraditionPsychro (Oropedio Lasithi)A traditional village in the Lassithi Plateau, built at the foot of the mountain where the…Villages & TraditionPyrgos MirabelloA settlement in the community of Kalo Chorio, in the hills above Mirabello Bay.Villages & TraditionRamniRamni is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionRethymno Old TownThe best-preserved Renaissance urban complex in Crete.Villages & TraditionRodakinoThe peach is the fruit of the peach tree. It is spherical or oval in shape,…Villages & TraditionRodopouThe largest settlement on the peninsula from which it takes its name, at an altitude of…Villages & TraditionRokkaBuilt at the foot of the steep limestone hill of Trouli, where traces of an ancient…Villages & TraditionRoussospitiA few kilometres south of Rethymno, Roussospiti is a picturesque, lush green village with stone houses,…Villages & TraditionRoustikaA traditional settlement built on a lush green hill, with a well-preserved Venetian street layout, stone…Villages & TraditionSelakanoSelakano (officially: Selakanon) is a mountain village in the Community of Christos, within the Municipality of…Villages & TraditionSelliA village situated 17 kilometres from Rethymno, on the road towards the interior. It is the…Villages & TraditionSelliaSellia is a place name which may relate to the following entries: Selli, Rethymno; Sellia, Chania Villages & TraditionSirikariA village that isn’t really a village but rather twelve scattered hamlets on a hillside —…Villages & TraditionSisesA village situated at an altitude of 120 metres, 44 kilometres east of Rethymno. Close to…Villages & TraditionSitanosA village situated at an altitude of 620 metres in the hinterland of Sitia. High up,…Villages & TraditionSiva PyrgiotissisA traditional village in the hinterland of the Heraklion regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionSivasIn southern Messara, near Pitsidia and Matala, Sivas is a picturesque, traditional village with stone houses,…Villages & TraditionSkordiloA village situated at an altitude of 180 metres, 22 kilometres from Rethymno. The name refers…Villages & TraditionSmariSmari (officially: Smarion) is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same…Villages & TraditionSpiliIn the centre of the Rethymno region, nestled at the foot of Mount Kedros, Spili is…Villages & TraditionSpiliaSpilia is a traditional semi-mountainous village in the municipality of Platanias in Chania, nestled amongst lush…Villages & TraditionStalidaA seaside village between Malia and Hersonissos, with a long sandy beach and shallow waters. It…Villages & TraditionStavrochoriA village at an altitude of 313 metres in the municipality of Ierapetra, overlooking the Libyan…Villages & TraditionStylosA traditional village in the hinterland of the Chania regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionTemeniaOne of the most mountainous villages in the prefecture, 62 kilometres from Chania. The area is…Villages & TraditionThrapsanoOn the plain south-east of Heraklion, Thrapsano is Crete’s most renowned centre for pottery, with a…Villages & Traditiontis Splandzias SquareOfficially known as 1821 Square, on the eastern edge of the old town. It was the…Villages & TraditionTourlotiTourloti is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionTymbakiIn western Messara, near Messara Bay, Tymbaki is one of the largest towns in the Heraklion…Villages & TraditionTzermiadoSituated on the fertile Lassithi Plateau, at an altitude of over 800 metres, Tzermiado is the…Villages & TraditionTzitzifesTzitzifes is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionVachosVachos (population 63 in 2011) is a village and the administrative centre of the community of…Villages & TraditionVafesVafes is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name in…Villages & TraditionVagioniaA village on the Messara plain, in the former district of Monofatsi. It is surrounded by…Villages & TraditionVagioniaA traditional village in the hinterland of the Heraklion regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionValisA mountain village in the Gagalon community, on the slopes above Messara.Villages & TraditionVamosIn the lush green Apokoronas region, east of Chania, Vamos is a historic village that has…Villages & TraditionVamvakopouloA small town three and a half kilometres from the centre of Chania, which has become…Villages & TraditionVasilika AnogiaVasilika Anogia is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name…Villages & TraditionVatosA village at the foot of Kefalos Hill, 38 kilometres from Rethymno. In the south of…Villages & TraditionVederoiVederoi is a settlement in the Community of Prini, within the Municipality of Rethymno, in the…Villages & TraditionVeneratoVenerato is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionViran EpiskopiIn the northern hinterland of Rethymno, in Mylopotamos, Viran Episkopi is a quiet village of great…Villages & TraditionVistagiVistagi (also known as Pistagi and Bistagi) is a village and the administrative centre of the…Villages & TraditionVizariA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionVoilaA traditional village in the inland area of the regional unit of Lasithi, with a rich…Villages & TraditionVoila & ChandrasA medieval abandoned ghost town that is a rare example of Renaissance feudal architecture. The imposing…Villages & TraditionVoniA village in the municipality of Minoa Pediada, situated on the fertile plain to the east…Villages & TraditionVoriziaVoriza is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionVoulismeniVoulismeni is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionVouvesVouves or Kato Vouves (officially: ai Vouvai) is a village and the administrative centre of the…Villages & TraditionVrachasiAt the foot of Mount Dikti, on the road from Agios Nikolaos to the plateau, Vrachasi…Villages & TraditionVrouchasVrouchas is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name, within…Villages & TraditionVrysesIn the heart of Apokoronas, the village of Vryses is a picturesque hamlet renowned for its…Villages & TraditionXeniakosA village on the southern foothills of Mount Dikti, in the municipality of Viannos. Mountainous and…Villages & TraditionXirosterniA village in the Apokoronas region, situated at an altitude of 260 metres, with views of…Villages & TraditionZakrosZakros is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name, within…Villages & TraditionZaros (Chorio)A historic mountain village at the southern foothills of Psiloritis. It is world-renowned for its gurgling…Villages & TraditionZindaA village with a population of 116 in the Arkalochori area, where the inhabitants work in…Villages & TraditionZirosZiros, or Ziros, is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same…Villages & TraditionZoforoiA village in the former province of Pediada, whose unusual name refers to friezes — the…Villages & TraditionZonianaA traditional village in the hinterland of the Rethymno regional unit, with a rich history, authentic…Villages & TraditionZouZou is a village in the Stavromenos community of the municipality of Sitia and the former…Villages & TraditionZouridiZouridi is a village and the administrative centre of the community of the same name within…Villages & TraditionZourvaZourva is a village in Crete, in the Regional Unit of Chania, situated in the western…