by admin | May 12, 2015 |
municipal-region-of-arkalohorimunicipal-region-of-arkalohori Agia Semni Amourgelles Ano (Upper) Kastelliana Ano Poulia Arhontiko Arkalohori Avli Badia Demati Drapeti Favriana Garipa Hantrou Houmeri Ini Kalo Horio Karavado Kassanoi Kato (Lower) Kastelliana Kato Poulia Lagouta Lefkohori Maheras Mikri Episkopi Milliarisi Monastiraki Mousouta Nipiditos Panagia Panorama Partira Patsideros Roussohoria Skinias Stironas Tourloti Tsoutsouras Vakiotes Vitsilia Zida Near Villages Agia Semni Amourgelles Ano (Upper) Kastelliana Ano Poulia Arhontiko Arkalohori Avli Badia Demati Drapeti Favriana Garipa Hantrou Houmeri Ini Kalo Horio Karavado Kassanoi Kato (Lower) Kastelliana Kato Poulia Lagouta Lefkohori Maheras Mikri Episkopi Milliarisi Monastiraki Mousouta Nipiditos Panagia Panorama Partira Patsideros Roussohoria Skinias Tourloti Tsoutsouras Vakiotes Vitsilia Voulgaro or Vourgaro Zida Stironas Located about 29 km from Heraklion, at an altitude of 550 meters lies Stironas, a village with significant agricultural production. In 1900 this settlement was inhabited exclusively by Turks, so on their leaving refugees were settled there. In 1924 the village was massively inhabited by refugees, who came from Iconium in Asia Minor after the population exchange. Stironas is best known today for the traditional Raki distillery “Myragapi”, located in the southwestern boundary of the village. Inside the village, it is worth visiting the late Byzantinechurchof Holy Mary, which, according to tradition, has the famous miraculous iconof the Virgin Mary. Tourist...
by admin | May 12, 2015 |
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