Kastelli

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Kastelli, often called Kastelli Pediadas to differentiate it from Kissamos is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 123.325 km². Its population is 4,753. ()

Local name: Καστέλλι Πεδιάδας Ηρακλείου Population: 1.8 thous.Coordinates: 35°12'32"N, 25°20'16"E

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Kastelli – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Agarathos Monastery, Episkopi, Galatas Palace, Arkalochori.

5.1 miW
Monastery
Agarathos Monastery
131 min walk • Agarathos Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali of the Heraklion regional unit in central Crete, Greece.
6.7 miNW
Locality
Episkopi
172 min walk • Episkopi is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Hersonissos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 45.500 km². Population 2,291.
5.7 miSW
Museum, Palace
Galatas Palace
146 min walk • The Galatas Palace is a Minoan site on Crete discovered in the early 1990s. Built on a much older settlement, the “palace” was constructed in the early Neopalatial Period, sometime after 1700 B.C.E. The palatial center was destroyed by an earthquake and abandoned later in the postpalatial period, or around 1500 B.C.E.
5.7 miSW
Town
Arkalochori
146 min walk • Arkalochori is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit.