Moires
The market town of the Messara.
Χωριά & Πόλεις · Φαιστός
The great fertile plain of southern Crete.
The Messara plain stretches between Psiloritis and the Asterousia mountains in the south of Heraklion. It's the largest plain in Crete and has been the heart of the island's agriculture since Minoan times.
The plain is dotted with olive groves, vineyards and villages. Phaistos, Agia Triada and Gortyn all lie on its edges, and the Messara bay has long beaches.
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. Περισσότερα για Ηράκλειο
In Mires itself, easy to reach on foot.
35.05000, 24.88000 · Στον χάρτη
The market town of the Messara.
Χωριά & Πόλεις · Φαιστός
A peaceful convent near Moires.
Εκκλησίες & μοναστήρια · Φαιστός
Finds from Phaistos and Gortyn in one place.
Μουσεία · Γόρτυνα
Minoan palace on a ridge above the Messara plain, with sweeping views to Psiloritis.
Αρχαιολογικοί χώροι · Φαιστός
Roman capital of Crete and the famous law code.
Αρχαιολογικοί χώροι · Γόρτυνα
Award winning folk museum in Vori.
Μουσεία · Φαιστός
Getting there & around