371 m
Arkalochori cave
Minoan sacred cave where bronze and gold double axes were found.
Caves · Minoa Pediadas
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Arkalochori
About
Market town of the Pediada area, south-east of Heraklion.
Arkalochori is the main town of the Minoa Pediada municipality, with shops, cafes and a weekly market. Bronze Age double axes were found in a cave nearby. The town was hit hard by the earthquake of September 2021 and has been rebuilding since.
Around Minoa Pediadas
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
3.6 km
Minoan palace of Galatas
Minoan palace found in 1992 in the Pediada area.
Archaeological sites · Minoa Pediadas
4.3 km
Galatas (Pediada)
Village in the Pediada area with a Minoan palace next to it.
All villages & towns · Minoa Pediadas
4.8 km
Thrapsano
The pottery village of central Crete.
All villages & towns · Minoa Pediadas
8.6 km
Houdetsi
A creative village in a green valley.
All villages & towns · Archanes-Asterousia
Hidden gem 9.1 km
Agarathos Monastery
One of the oldest monasteries in Crete.
Churches & monasteries · Minoa Pediadas
9.5 km
Kasteli (Pediada)
A market town among vineyards.
All villages & towns · Minoa Pediadas
10.1 km
Minos Winery Museum
Wine tasting and old presses in Peza.
Museums · Archanes-Asterousia
10.3 km
Peza
Wine village south of Heraklion, in the heart of the Peza vineyards.
All villages & towns · Archanes-Asterousia
Hidden gem 10.4 km
Astrakiano Gorge
A green gorge with a fairy cave.
Gorges · Archanes-Asterousia
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