Your Position:
Unknown
Λεπτομέρειες ΕικόναςImage details
More Photos
Upload your photos for Agia Paraskevi and share them with us! Press here.
Address:
Telephone:
Places near Agia Paraskevi
The ancient sit eof Inatos is located 65 km from Iraklion, on the south coast of Crete next to the the small village of Tsoutsouros. Tsoutsouros is mainly a fishing/ farming community of about 100 permanent residents, is becoming a popular base of operations for visitors who prefer a less intense style of vacations, than that offered by big towns and popular resorts.
Einatos or Inatos or Einaton was the port of Priansos town by Kastelliana villages . It was a small town of Crete, in the south coastline of the island, at Tsoutsouros bay (borders of Heraklion - Lasithi prefectures). There were found ancient ruins, part of which is under the sea. Earlier coidentity of Einatos with Ini village is wrong. Excavations by archaelogists have unearthed ruins of the Greek and Roman times.
At Inatos, they used to worship Einatian or Binatian Eileithyia. The temple of the goddess was probably on the top of the hill, where chapel of Agia Eleni is now built. Here, like at Karteros (Amnisos), there is the cave of Eileithyia. The Greek archaeologists N.Platon and K.Davaras found that in the cave there are geometric, Greek and Roman layers. There were found geometric votive objects, placed in hollows, and Neopalatial stone altar and signets. The geometric artefacts have representations of erotic couples, or they are terracotta idols of pregnant women, nannies, small and large bronze double axes, models of ships etc.
The garment that was offered to the goddess was decorated with golden rosettes. There were also found bronze pins, barrettes, necklaces made of faience and mountain crystals, that remind us the Homeric hymn to Apollo. A tablet that is made of bone has the representation of a naked goddess, and a terracotta table has relief lions around the tree of life. The Roman statue of Niobides and an inscribed hermaic stele of the 3rd century AD are also from Inatos.At the Archaeological Museum at Heraklion are today on display the two small statuettes of "Niovides", depicting Artemis to shoot with a bow the children of Niovi. In the catalogue of Ierokles and the ancient inscriptions, the city is also referred as Binatos.The ancient authors write:
1. Einatos was place of Lykia or Crete (Hesychius).2. Einatos, City of Crete, as Xenion says. The national adjective is Einatios. Some others say that it is mountain or river, where they worship Eileithyia Einatia (Stefanos Byzantios).
Apart from its lovely beach, Maridaki is worth visiting because of its huge plane trees, under which runs plentiful drinkable water that gushes out of natural springs. An ancient church that stands there is also a noticeable feature of the village. A litle to the west of Maridaki stands the monastery of Agios Nikitas with a church built in the rock and a lovely beach. The view from Ai Nikitas to the East towards Tsoutsouras, Dermato and Keratokampos is particularly lovely.300 m to the west of the monastery you will come upon the chapel of Agios Antonios which is set in a unique landscape of palm trees and carob trees.
The south coast of Asterousia mountain range offers a unique experience to those who will dare to explore it. There are hundreds of secluded beaches, small gorges ending up to the sea, caves and geological formations that reward all the efforts.
Text: www.tsoutsouros.org
The south coast of Asterousia mountain range offers a unique experience to those who will dare to explore it. There are hundreds of secluded beaches, small gorges ending up to the sea, caves and geological formations that reward all the efforts.
Text: www.tsoutsouros.org
The bridge of the river Mintri is considered to be Roman and is located at the specific point which joins the present “Pera” (remote) Tsoutsouros with Tsoutsouros itself. It could not have been built elsewhere, as this is the narrowest part of the river in this area. Researches have shown that the exact place of the bridge is considered to be at the patio of a church (basilica).
Login with
Facebook