Καμαριώτης

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Picturesque village west of Tylisos Village, 20 minutes drive from Tylisos (17km) and 28km far from Heraklion City. The settlement is found in a height of 565m. inside an excellent environment with forestal expanses and holm-oak forests of magnificent natural beauty. Here is the impressive Secondary School, built in 1900. At the site of Armanogia there are traces of Hellenistic period while in areas of Trochaliades and Chantakou the ruins of the existing buildings betray the life of the Minoans of the area. In the Sopata area an immense round stone shows us the place of sacrifices, at the period of idolatry. Main occupations of residents are agriculture and stock farming.Points of Interest1. Places of InterestPrimary School (1900), Fountain of AidonochoriIn Armanogia traces of settlement of Hellenistic period Minoan remains in Trochaliades and ChantakouPlate in Sopata area (place of sacrifices)2. Natural Environment Skalia area with a lot of green, Prinias area and Kolenia area until the Chalevro area (approximately 300 acres) with also a lot of green create a lanscape of special interest 3. Useful InformationTel. number of Municipal Department’s office 2810-510222

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Kamariotis is a mountainous village west of Tylisos Village. It is built in a beautiful location, at a height of 620 meters and in a distance only 25 minutes (15, 5 km) from Tylisos and 27 km far from Heraklion City. The last few years the residents return for permanent installation, they recondition the old stone houses and the village is coming back to life. At a central point, there is the three-kliti (“klitos” is the aisle that divides the Christian church in two parts, or more if there are more than one klitos) arch-covered church of Agios Georgios, built in the 16th century. On the lintel of the west gate there is the lion of Agios Markos and on the bow of the central klitos the two-headed eagle, the blazon of the Byzantine family of the Kalergis.The two-kliti Byzantine church of Virgin Mary, which is located at the edge of the village, has remarkable wall paintings and a tomb inside it. In the square of the village there is a Turkish fountain and next to it built barbeques and bakers. It is there, where the feast of Agios Georgios takes place in April and that of Virgin Mary on the 15th of August, with treat from the cultural association. In November, at the same place, the boiling of raki is being made, with appetizers. Here, there is a tavern with traditional food, where the visitor can enjoy the local cuisine.At the western exit of Kamariotis there is a dirt-road that leads to Tripiti, where there is an impressive natural monument: huge rocks create “labyrinths” and compose strange shapes.For a short walk, there is a path offered that goes through the oak-forest, a wonderful forest of oaks, locust trees, holms and the beautiful churches of Kamariotis, which extends almost to the village of Aidonochori. According to a local legend, the church bell of Agios Georgios had a golden bullet and a tremendous sound that could be heard as far as Chania. When the Turks came to the island, the residents hid the bell, probably in a hollow of the rock above which the church is built, and no-one ever saw it again… In 2004 renovating works of the Agios Georgios’s church started and the hopes that the bell with the golden bullet would be found were reanimated.Residents’ main occupation is agriculture.Points of Interest1. Places of InterestSquare – Venetian FountainChurches: Agios Georgios of 16th century, a two aisled Byzantine Church of Saint Mary2. Natural Environment "Tripiti” area with impressive natural sculptures in rocks.The whole region “Kremasto-Achlada-Armi-Kapsida” can be characterised as an area of special interest due to the opulent vegetation and due to the Forest with oaks, locust trees and pine trees, where there is an old watermill. Generally, the total lanscape with view towards Psiloritis Mountain is characterised as an area of special natural beauty.3. Useful InformationCultural Association - EventsFestival of Agios Georgios on 23rd of AprilFestival of Virgin Mary on 15th of AugustEvents on Good FridayFestival of Raki on November4. Accomodation – Gastronomy – Recreation AreasTraditional Tavern, Cultural Association’s cafeteria in the square, Cultural association’s rooms to let.

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