Νομός: Χανίων
Μέρη κοντινά με Άγιος Παντελεήμονας
Elos with 300 ihabitants is located 57 km away from Hania and 23.5 km from Kastelli or Kissamos at 560m a.s.l. Its is the seat of the municipality of the same name which consists of two more small settlements, Limni and LouhiFrom the village passes the river Xeropotamos and in the past it created a swamp, which no longer exisits. Swamp means "elos" (in Greek) and this is probably the reason why the village was called Elos.
Village Elos is one of the most beautiful traditional villages of Kissamos area, surrounded by a forest of chestnut trees and plenty natural water sources. In the center of the village guests will find a good choice of a few traditional taverns with Cretan cuisine and local specialties. A few cafes, mini markets, bakery and a grill house are also provided in the area.
Trekking paths : Agios Dikeos- Koutrouli- Bantouriana- Koufi KaraSights : The forest walk path to Mpantouriana and Koufi Kara - Andros. The traditional settlements of Koufi Kara, Arhontika, Bantouriana. The old factory at Louhi. The Byzantine churches of Agios Ioannis (with frescoes) and Michael Archangelos at Elos. "Voulisma" at Limni The arbute tree forest at Louhi. Cultural events :The last week of October the chestnut festivalPatronal feasts:April 23, Agios GeorgiosMay,6, Agios DikeosJune, 29, Agios ApostolosAugust 6, ChristouOctober 7, Agios Ioannis
Milia is located in a semi-mountainous region in the province of Kissamos (at about 500 m. altitude), in the Prefecture of Chania, the closest village being Vlatos, about 4.5 kilometers away. It is built on a mountain slope which forms one side of a valley and is situated in an area unique for its expansive variety of plants and trees. The 120 hectares surrounding the settlement provide extraordinary peace and a harmonious setting. A stream crossing the property during the wintertime serves as a natural boundary between the two slopes, each of which enjoys a different kind of soil and vegetation. It is this which provides Milia with such a great variety of flora.One of the slopes consists of a schist-like rock, and is graced by chestnut trees, plane trees, acorn trees and cone-bearing trees, while the other slope of limestone hosts aromatic herbs, various flower-bearing bushes, olive trees, pear and wild pear, and carob trees, in addition to impressive rocky masses. You may be fortunate enough to catch sight of the rare vulture Gypaetus Barbatus, the bone-eating vulture or “kokkalas”, as we say on Crete, while strolling around on the rocky masses punctured with mammoth hollows.Until 1982, when the decision was made for environmental improvements and the restoration of the mediaeval settlement, Milia was a place where irresponsible human activities, especially fires and over-grazing, had resulted in the erosion of earth and a diminished water supply, cultivable earth and abundant water having been two of the most notable and precious attributes of the place at one point.The initial work at Milia included the systematic cultivation of the land, which included the planting of many thousands of trees, some endemic to the island. The entire property was fenced in and anti-fire zones were created. Reconstruction of the buildings themselves began in 1991 and was completed in 1994.
Text: www.milia.gr
It is an experimental park with 150 species of plants, covers an area of 1,000,000 sq.m. and is part of an extended area of 20 sq.km. which have been reforested.
Το σπήλαιο της "Αγίας Σοφίας" διανοίγεται στα δυτικά τοιχώματα του φαραγγιού των Τοπολίων, σε απόσταση 47 χλμ. από την πόλη των Χανίων. Αποτελείται από δύο αίθουσες σε διαφορετικά επίπεδα. Η κάτοψη του σπηλαίου είναι σχήματος περίπου κυκλικού με διάμετρο 50 μ. Το ύψος του είναι μεταβλητό και σε ορισμένα σημεία φθάνει τα 20 μ. Η είσοδος του έχει άνοιγμα 25 μ. και στο αριστερό της άκρο βρίσκεται το εκκλησάκι της Αγ. Σοφίας, διαστάσεων 6Χ3 μ.
Το σπήλαιο παρουσιάζει αρχαιολογικό και ιστορικό ενδιαφέρον.Ο P. Faure αναφέρει ότι εντόπισε χαρακτηριστικά όστρακα της νεολιθικής, κλασικής και ρωμαϊκής περιόδου. Το 1963 ο S. Hood ανακάλυψε ένα πήλινο ειδώλιο, που χρονολογείται στο τέλος του 4ου αι. π.Χ., καθώς και κεραμική νεολιθικών, πρωτομινωικών, υστερομινωικών ΙΙΙ, κλασικών, ελληνιστικών και ρωμαϊκών χρόνων.
Visitors can follow a footpath through it, or hike through the forest to the top of the mountain and to Plakia.
The "Park of Peace" was founded in 1970 by the Cultural Association of Vlatos with the cooparation of Goethe Institute and the support of the Bavarian Department of Forests. It is an experimental park with 150 species of plants, covers an area of 1,000,000 sq.m. and is part of an extended area of 20 sq.km. which have been reforested.
Strovles is a small village built at an altitude of 450 m,.18km far from Kastelli Kissamou and 55 km from Hania. It is the seat of the distirct with the same name.
The village of Aligi belongs also to the distirct of Strovles. The area belongs to the municipality of Innahorion. The place, rich of water streams, is covered with chestnut trees, olive trees and wild vegetation. The inhabitants occupy with farming and stock breeding.
Koutsomatados. A small village, 1.5km southern of Topolia village and 4 km before Elos village, in Kissamos region, Chania prefecture. It is the starting point to cross the Topolia gorge, which ends to Topolia village. The village is surrounded by green in a beautiful valley.
