Agarathos Monastery

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Agarathos Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali of the Heraklion regional unit in central Crete, Greece. It is built on a lush green location at an altitude of 538 meters, approximately 24 km east of Heraklion. ()

Local name: Ιερά Μονή Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου Αγκαράθου Coordinates: 35°13'38"N, 25°14'58"E

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Agarathos Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Knossos, Knossos, Phourni, Nikos Kazantzakis Museum.

6.9 miNW
Palace
Knossos, Heraklion
177 min walk • Knossos, nestled in the bustling city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, Greece, is a testament to the grandeur of ancient Minoan civilization. This archaeological marvel is most famous for the legendary Palace of Knossos, which is believed to be the labyrinthine...
6.9 miNW
Palace
Knossos, Heraklion
176 min walk • Knossos, an ancient historical landmark nestled in the city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, Greece, is a testament to the grandeur of Minoan civilization. This archaeological site, the largest Bronze Age settlement on Crete, was once the ceremonial and political...
5.3 miW
Cemetery, Historical place
Phourni
135 min walk • Phourni is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete, established in 2400 BC and lasted until 1200 BC. Phourni is Greek for "furnace, oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located.
2.3 miW
Exhibits devoted to the renowned author
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
60 min walk • The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece.
2.6 miN
Locality
Episkopi
66 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.
3.6 miS
Museum, Palace
Galatas Palace
93 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.
5.1 miE
Village
Kastelli
131 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.
5.4 miS
Town
Arkalochori
138 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.