Pantanassa

Pantanassa is located at the foot of Mount Katsonisi and at the west of the Veni Plateau, at an altitude of about 400 meters. It is a beautiful settlement, whose inhabitants are mainly engaged in animal husbandry, the production of olive oil, and horticultural...

Petrochori

Petrochori is located at an altitude of 360 m in a location with an amazing view towards Psiloritis and is amphitheatrically built at the foot of Mount Samitos in the south of the Amari Valley. Today, approximately 100 residents live permanently in the village, who...

Agios Ioannis (St John)

The village, which has about 100 inhabitants, is built at an altitude of 370 m east of the river Platis. The human presence has been present here since ancient times, as confirmed by archaeological findings in the wider area, among which is a Minoan figurine at the...

Elenes

The small picturesque village of Elenes, surrounded by lush vegetation can be found at an altitude of approximately 640 m. three kilometers after Meronas village, heading towards Gerakari. Its residents are mainly engaged in agriculture. The oldest references to the...

Amari or Nefs Amari

Είναι κτισμένο σε υψόμετρο 460μ. σε απάνεμη θέση στους πρόποδες του βουνού Σάμιτος και αποτελεί το κέντρο της ομώνυμης επαρχίας του Νομού Ρεθύμνης.  Οι κάτοικοι ασχολούνται με την κτηνοτροφία, την αμπελοκαλλιέργεια και την παραγωγή ελαιοκομικών προϊόντων, μάλιστα η...
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