Arkalochori

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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. The municipal unit has an area of 237.589 km². ()

Local name: Αρκαλοχώρι Population: 3.5 thous.Coordinates: 35°9'0"N, 25°16'0"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Agarathos Monastery, Galatas Palace, Kastelli.

5.4 miN
Monastery
Agarathos Monastery
138 min walk • Agarathos Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali of the Heraklion regional unit in central Crete, Greece.
2.1 miNW
Museum, Palace
Galatas Palace
53 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 miNE
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Kastelli
146 min walk • Kastelli, often called Kastelli Pediadas to differentiate it from Kissamos is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece.