Church

Kalloni village is located 20 kilometers south of Heraklion at 330 meters altitude. The villagers, who numbered 242 at the 2011 census, have as main occupation agricultural and the production of raisins.

The current name of the village was acquired in 1928 by the president of that time who served as a policeman in Kalloni village of Mytilene. The old name of the village was Skillous associated with Skillounta, the city of Xenophon in Trifilia at Peloponnese. The area even seems to be inhabited from the Minoan era as shown by the ruins of a Minoan settlement with shells and figurines of Archaic era.

The habitation continues and later during the Byzantine and Venetian period as indicated by the Byzantine churches and the ruins of a Venetian fortress. The earliest mention of the village was in 1271 with the name Kilee. Later referred with names Sichilla, Sichylu, Scilu, Castro Sichilu, Schilus and Iskilus.