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Partira Dam
Βρίσκεται βόρεια του οικισµού Πάρτιρα και σε πολύ κοντινή απόσταση από το χωριό Μικρή Επισκοπή, βρίσκεται το φράγμα Παρτίρων, μέσα σε μια κατάφυτη περιοχή, περιστοιχισμένο από αµπέλια και ελιές. Τροφοδοτείται από ένα μικρό ποτάμι με δενδρώδη βλάστηση, υπερχειλίζει το χειμώνα, ενώ η στάθµη του πέφτει το καλοκαίρι.
Ο υδατοσυλλέκτης κατασκευάστηκε την περίοδο 2001-2005, στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος LIFE 00 ENV/GR/000685 «Μεσογειακοί Υγρότοποι και Ταμιευτήρες», το οποίο υλοποιήθηκε από το Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας του Π. Κ (Μ.Φ.Ι.Κ.) με τη συνεργασία του Μεσογειακού Αγρονομικού Ινστιτούτου Χανίων (Μ.Α.Ι.Χ.) και των Δήμων Ιεράπετρας, Θραψανού, Ρούβα και Αρκαλοχωρίου.
Σήμερα το φράγμα έχει αναβαθμίσει ποικιλοτρόπως την ευρύτερη περιοχή, προσελκύοντας αρκετούς οικοτουρίστες, καθώς έχει αναδείξει το φυσικό της κάλλος, ενώ ταυτόχρονα έχει συμβάλει στην αύξηση της βιοποικιλότητας. Παρά την πρόσφατη κατασκευή του, παρουσιάζει πλούσια πανίδα, αλλά και σημαντική παραποτάμια βλάστηση. Ο υδατοσυλλέκτης προσφέρει καταφύγιο σε αρκετά είδη αποδημητικών και ενδημικών πουλιών, όπως επίσης και σε πολλά υδρόβια είδη. Στον περιβάλλοντα χώρο του, έχουν διαμορφωθεί υποδομές ήπιας αναψυχής για όσους θέλουν να εξερευνήσουν τον υγρότοπο και να απολαύσουν μια μέρα στη φύση. Οι επισκέπτες εδώ έχουν τη δυνατότητα να ακολουθήσουν τις σηματοδοτημένες περιβαλλοντικές διαδρομές, αλλά και να αναπαυθούν σε οργανωμένες θέσεις με θέα. Μπορούν ακόμα να ενημερωθούν για τον υδροβιότοπο και την οικολογική του σημασία, από πινακίδες που έχουν τοποθετηθεί γύρω από τη λίμνη.
Places near Partira Dam
Partira includes villages Miliarisi, Vitsilia, Mikri Episkopi, Halasos, Nispita, Badia and Tourloti.Ottoman census of 1671 show that Halasos supported eighty (80) taxed residents, while Kato Partira (current village) had around ten (10) residents. The name Halasos is pre-historic as the experts support, the rich rural region of the village would have probably always attracted the attention of conquerors.
Thus, by Neolithic period life is detected in the region, while in Pre-Palatial times the hill "Peristeras" was very probably a pick sanctuary.Miliarisi is found north-east of former municipal community of Partira. In the ages of Venetian and Ottoman occupation there existed two villages: Pano Miliarisi and Kato Miliarisi. Ruins of the first village are found a little further from the dirt-road that comes into Miliarisi from Zinta village. It was abandoned sometime in previous century as, after census of 1881, it is no more included in lists.South of Miliarisi above the top of the hill, is Vitsilia, an archontohori, (rich village, lived by Archons) as remnants of buildings that still stand testify. Some support the theory that in the place of current village was standing ancient city Lykasos (= town of light), while the current name of the village is related to its panoramic view (Vitsilia from Latin vigilare).On eastern slope of two earth hills (Pefkakia and Peristeras) is found stretched out the kefalochori (head-village) of the homonymous municipal district of Partira.Partira is a village with mixed residents; refugees and locals. Most of locals have their origins in Lasithi, and earlier on from Peloponese. (Monemvasia and Nafplium).Peristeras Hill was probably an important peak sanctuary during Minoan times, according to studies of archaeologist Nikolaos Platon. Minoans worshiped on sacred hills and traces of their presence are still distinguished at the top of Peristeras.The centre of the village was built by leveling of ruins that existed around village church. Today an old fountain is found amid a beautiful space with trees and comfortable benches, while around the church traditional cafes offer refreshments including of course traditional Greek coffee.On the north side of Partira, behind the first hills of the road that leads to Mikri Episkopi village, one can see ruins of abandoned settlement Pano Partira.In the wider region of the village there are also many interesting chapels built during Venetian and Ottoman times such as Agios Georgios with its beautiful decorative patterns, Agia Paraskevi, inside the village, with some very fine bas-reliefs, as well as modern church of Panagia Kera in the depth close to Kato Vrisi, an area with plenty of water, stone basins, where women used to wash their clothes, drinking basins, where villagers used to water their animals and karavades, irrigation channels that brought water into beautiful vegetable gardens of villagers.Continuing south, we enter village Badias. A beautiful village today, with hospitable, hard working people and fertile fields. Unfortunately this village also follows the course of abandonment, as so many other villages in the hinterland of Crete. Tourloti: The ancient name of this village is Trouloti, and thus is rendered in Venetian documentation and censuses. In Ottoman register of 1671 it is not quoted, but it appears again in 1834 (census of Pashley) with its current name. In census of1881 is also recorded as Tourloti belonging to then municipality of Partira. The name of village emanated from its panoramic position, at the top of the last hill range that begins from Tefeli, kefalochori of Asterousia municipality. In the wider region of the village many archaeological artifacts have been found from cultivators, while the impetuous flow of water and rainfalls have unearthed ancient graves which get covered again under mud or are taken away by the powerful flow of the river.
Text: www.arkalochori.gr
Church of Christ the Savior in Mikri Episkopi
The village of Mikri Episkopi is very near and north of Partira. It was built next to the Byzantine church of Christ the Savior, where the seat of the Diocese of Arcadia used to be.
An old family factory that included an oil press, a flour mill and a distillery for the traditional Cretan drink of raki has been transformed to the Museum of Rural Crafts. The site was restored and renovated by the former municipality of Arkalohori, financed by the program Leader+ and it intends to become a popular museum for visitors. The museum offers visitors the opportunity to see a field of rural economy, making an incision in time, reaching the early phase of the rural crafts in the Cretan countryside.
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