WEATHER

Anogeia

Light Showers
11°C
Wind: 15 Southwest

Rethymno

16°C
Wind: 27 West

Spili

14°C
Wind: 06 West

Fragma Potamon

17°C
Wind: 13 West

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Anogia - Zominthos - Zominthos - Nida

Length: 11+11 km
Estimated time: 8 hours
Suggested period: March - November
Difficulty: Relatively easy

Sights

Anogeia is a big mountainous village, built in separate quarters on a 700 m to 790 m altitude. It is a great stockbreeding and weaving centre. Here, there is a chance to visit the "Old Anogeian House" and "Griliou" museums, as well as the church of Agios Ioannis-Evaggelismos Theotokou with its wall-painted south aisle (14th century).

On the way to Nida, there are impressive stone-built dry-wall dwellings, called "mitata", which are used for stockbreeding activities. The church of Agios Iakinthos is a typical example of such dwellings, around which there is a wonderful precinct.

At Zominthos, an impressive late Minoan palace is being excavated. It has a surface of 1400 square metres and is surrounded by a Minoan dorp. The area is famous for its deep gulches, such as Koritsi (200 m), Petradolakkia (475 m) and Tafkoura (960 m).