Anasouvari is mentioned in 1577 in the Amari Province in the Castello Amari and was called Upper Syvritos however; it is not mentioned in the latest censuses. It is considered today as an uninhabited ruined settlement of the Apostoloi community. The church of the...
The large two-aisled church dedicated to the Holy Spirit, which was built in the 19th century, is located on the southwestern outskirts of the Petrochori settlement, on the ruins of an older one. The main entrance to the temple on the north wall has an impressive...
Another important archaeological site with ruins from Roman times is located west of the village of Vyzari. Between them, the remains of a very large basilica are preserved at a great height. In 1956-1958 Professor K. Kalokyris completed the excavation of the temple....
The altered today, single-aisled church of Agia Anna, a short distance south of the settlement of Amari, is one of the best known in Crete, due to its very early dated few frescoes, in 1225, in the niche of the sanctuary. The temple was initially single-roomed, with a...
The Holy Asomaton Monastery, dedicated to the Synaxis of the Archangels, is built in the center of the extremely fertile valley of Amari. The current complex has been formed from the end of Venetian rule until the 19th century, while several incompatible interventions...
