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Vori

Phaistos, Heraklion · Free

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About

A quiet village near Phaistos.

Vori is a picturesque village in the Messara, about 4 km from Phaistos. It's home to the Museum of Cretan Ethnology, one of the best folk museums in Greece.

The village has narrow lanes, old houses and a Venetian tower.

Vori is a traditional village with narrow lanes and stone houses, and it has a Venetian tower and old churches. Its Museum of Cretan Ethnology is one of the best in Greece, and it's worth planning an hour for it. Phaistos, Agia Triada and the beaches of the Messara bay are all very close.

Phaistos covers the western Messara, the largest plain of Crete, and its coast on the Libyan Sea. Here lie some of the most important Minoan sites, Phaistos and Agia Triada, and the beaches of Matala, Kommos, Kalamaki and the long Messara bay. Inland, towns like Moires and Tymbaki are busy farming centres, while villages such as Zaros, Vori and Kamilari are perfect for a slower pace. The area is warm and sunny, with a long swimming season.

Around Phaistos

Nearest town: Mires, about 8 km by road
Nearest airport: Heraklion airport (HER), about 59 km by road

Heraklion is the heart of Minoan Crete and the island’s busiest region. Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum are the two places almost everyone visits, and they work well together on one day. In the south, the wide Messara plain holds the palace of Phaistos, the Roman ruins of Gortyna and the famous caves above the bay of Matala. More about Heraklion