227 listings found

Agkouseliana, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Agkouseliana is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Saktouria, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Saktouria is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Mourne, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Mourne is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Atsipades, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Atsipades, Rethymno, Crete, on Kouroupa peak, has Venetian origins. After 1770, Venetian converts to Islam became known for harshness, giving the village its "shameless" name; Janissary Arabis was notable. With 291 inhabitants in 1577, it later became predominantly Turkish (236 in 1881). Christians resettled post-1910. Population peaked at 207 (1940), then declined (27 in 2021). Landslides in 1978 caused relocations. Known for its religious, hardworking, musical residents and traditional family life.

Agios Vassilios, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Agios Vassilios is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Spili, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Spili is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Drimiskos, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Drimiskos is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Kerames, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Kerames is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Platanes, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Amari, Rethymno
Located on the southern foothills of Mount Kentros in Rethymno, at an altitude of 537 meters. First documented in 16th-century Venetian censuses, the settlement features the 13th-century Church of the Holy Cross. The surrounding area is defined by Mount Kentros, part of the Natura 2000 network, and includes sites linked to the hero Digenis Akritas, like the Cave of Digenis (a former Minoan worship site) and the impressive Richtra of Digenis, a 70-meter waterfall within the Platanes gorge.

Akoumia, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Akoumia is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Vrysses, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Vrysses is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Patsos, Amari

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Amari, Rethymno
Patsos is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Amari.

Lampini, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Administrative center in Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete, 27km from Rethymno. Name possibly linked to ancient Lappa or Panagia Lambini church. Roman remains found. Noted in 1577 (Barozzi), 1583 (Kastrofylakas), 1630 (Vasilikata). Site of a 1829 massacre where Turks killed men in Panagia Church and enslaved women/children. Features the Byzantine Panagia Lambini church (cross-in-square, dome) with four fresco layers (late 12th-early 15th c.), including Komnenian art, ktetor Ioannis Kapsodasis (1301), and St. Eustathios. Northwest lies abandoned Lofia with two churches.

Kissos, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
A mountainous village in Rethymno, Crete, situated on Mount Kedros' southwestern foothills at 630m altitude, 33 km from Rethymno town. First mentioned in 1577 (Venetian era), its history spans Ottoman and Greek periods, including active WWII resistance. Notable sites include the 14th-century Church of the Transfiguration, the 14th-century Church of the Virgin Mary, the 13th-century Church of Saint John, and the historic Monastery of the Holy Spirit. Nearby is the Yous Campos plateau, Vatolakos forest, Agia Paraskevi area, Kissano gorge, and several caves.

Kissou Kampos, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Kissou Kampos is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Aktounta, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Aktounta is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Ardaktos, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
Ardaktos is a settlement located in the Rethymno regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It belongs to the Municipality of Agios Vassilios

Kentrochori, Agios Vassilios

Category: Areas of Interest, Villages
Region: Agios Vasilios, Rethymno
A village in the Municipality of Agios Vasileiou, Rethymno, located 37.5 km from the city at an altitude of 530 meters on the southern foothills of Mount Kentros. Historically known as Vuidomagergio and later Doumaergio, its earliest written mention is in a 1301 notarial contract. A local legend connects the old name to a Byzantine-era noblewoman. The settlement appears in Venetian, Ottoman, and Egyptian records, and was granted as a timar in 1659. Today, it is the seat of a community that includes Platanes.