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Agia Paraskevi: Village of the municipality of Kastelli with 115 residents, Agia Paraskevi is situated 5 km south of Kastelli village at an altitude of 400m at the west side of the Lassithi Mountains.

It is first mentioned in the Turkish census of 1671 as Agia Paraskevi tou Xourdou with 17 haratsia (head tax).

It is very possible that Santa Venerata, a village mentioned in 1463 by Cardinal Bissarion, is the name by which Agia Paraskevi was known at that period.

The Gazepis’ mill
This mill, dating from the mid 19th century, was built at the entrance of the village Nipiditos. It was named after its first owner, “Gazepis”, as he was called back then. The word Gazepis in Turkish means indignant. However, the real name of the miller was Mathios Apostolakis. The mill was a sign of financial prosperity and its owner was a successful merchant who left the business to his son. He himself kept the mill during the period of German occupation, when it used to be a meeting point for the residents who were forced to take part in the so-called “angareíes” (chores). It has been declared as a protected monument by the Ephorate of Modern Monuments.