Amari Valley, Monastiraki

#2 among attractions in Monastiraki

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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The Amari Valley is a fertile valley on the foothills of Mount Ida and Mount Kedros in Crete. The valley was known as a center of resistance to the Germans during the Battle of Crete and the German occupation. After the abduction of General Heinrich Kreipe the Germans destroyed a number of villages in the area, killing many of their inhabitants. ()

Local name: Κοιλάδα του Αμαρίου Coordinates: 35°13'12"N, 24°38'24"E

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Amari Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Kedros, Rhithymna, Kourites.

2.9 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Kedros
74 min walk • Mount Kedros, is a mountain on the island of Crete in Greece. It is located southwest of the Ida massif with which it forms the two flanks of the Amari Valley. Mount Kedros is conical-shaped and made of limestone.
3.8 miNW
Town
Rhithymna, Monastiraki
97 min walk • Rhithymna or Rithymna or Rhithymnia, was a town of ancient Crete, Greece, which is mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny the Elder as the first town on the north coast to the east of Amphimalla, and is spoken of as a Cretan city by Stephanus of Byzantium, in whose text its name is...
5.8 miSE
Village
Kourites, Monastiraki
149 min walk • Kourites is a village and a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amari, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 125.738 km². Population 3,058. The seat of the municipality was in Fourfouras.

Amari Valley, Monastiraki

Facts and practical information

Amari Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Mount Kedros

Rhithymna, Monastiraki

Kourites, Monastiraki