The village is built in a wonderful, verdant location, south of the settlement of Agia Fotini. The origin of settlement’s name comes from the word “genna” (giving birth), which means it produces, as it produces many products, such as olive oil, citrus fruits,...
Drygies is located in the heart of Amari, between the villages of Vryses and Ano Meros. This small settlement with today’s few inhabitants seems to have a centuries-old history. Its name comes from the many oak trees (drygies) that existed in the area. Venetian...
It is the seat of the current Municipality of Amari and is located in the western vicinity of the Apostoloi village, from which it is less than one kilometer away. The settlement of Agia Fotini was established only in the 1950s, on a part of ancient Syvritos, whose...
The farming village, which has only a few inhabitants today, is perched in a valley, at an altitude of 460 m in the southern foothills of Psiloritis mountain. The first mention of the settlement appears in documents of the 16th century, confirming its existence in the...
Nithavri, built amphitheatrically on the south-western slope of Psiloritis at an altitude of 500 m, has a wonderful view of the peaks of Psiloritis and the Amari Valley that reaches the South Cretan Sea. Nithavri with about 400 inhabitants is a large livestock...
