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The church of Agios Georgios Galatas is located within the archaeological site of Agia Triada, the summer Minoan Royal Villa which is located 3 km west of the Palace of Phaistos, and built in Byzantine period.
It is stated that the church was built in 1302, but seems that it existed and renovated that year. In the interior of the church there are unique frescoes of the 14th century. On the north wall outside the church there is a grave of 1581, which bears the double-headed eagle, symbol of the Byzantine Empire. Unusual is the temple of the church which is built of stone.
It is the second in size archeological site of west Mesara, after Phaistos. The distance between them is about 3km. It took its name by a small deserted settlement of the Venetian period, which is preserved west from the archeological site, and by its homonym church. The Minoan palace, the settlement and its cemeteries were excavated by F. Albert and his partners in 1902-1904. The site was inhabited since the beginning of the pre-palatial period. The most imposing monuments from this period are two domed tombs. The diameter of the largest is 9m. Their entrance is in the east and in the south there were burial and ritual chambers.From the pre-palatial period, we only have a vague image of the settlement. During the neo-palatial period, Aghia Triada was the political and administrative center. There are many findings from this period (Linear A inscriptions, stamps, ect.).In 1450 the settlement of Aghia Triada was destroyed along with Phaistos, and after 1400 Aghia Triada became once again the center of Mesara. The new plan of the palatial city includes monumental buildings that are not found anywhere else in Crete. The southern sector includes the palatial hall, the headquarters of the local authority and next to it an arcade facing the paved plateau with the altars. In the western extremity of the arcade there was an independent temple with paintings of octopuses and dolphins on the floor. The new plan also included storage chambers on the market plateau. North from the plateau, there were two large -probably administrative- buildings.
The small village of Agios Ioannis is one of the three villages that constitute the community of Kamilari. The village of Agios Ioannis is a very calm one, built at the foot of Phaistos hill, which was the second biggest center of the Minoan civilization in Crete, after Knossos.
The first known reference to the village was in 1303, then the village was regularly mentioned in official documents, census, etc. The village name was adapted to the language of various invaders: Agios Janus Meligha, Giovani Meglia, Agios Ioannis Melika - this "Melika" only applies to this village and identifies it. The name of the village Agios Ioannis may also come from Agios Ioannis o Xenos, a man from Sivas, who apparently had built most of the churches of the area, and later became a saint.
The area was quite rich in water, so it was a place where people who had fields could cultivate until summer. There were systems of small channels with small "dams" to gather and keep the water as long as possible. Even rice was cultivated in the area. At this time, the "Geropotamos", the river that runs between Phaistos hill and Tymbaki
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Mires road had water all year long. At the foot of the hill of Phaistos is the Gerontomylos, a traditional local watermill.
The houses of the community are built on the ruins of an ancient city. Today the village has about 60 inhabitants. There are three popular old churches that belong to the village of Agios Ioannis.Extensive sandy beaches in the area invite you for a swim, Kommos beach (4,5 km) with its Minoan excavations or Kalamaki beach (5 km).
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