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Ellinika
Prefecture: Rethymno
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Ellinika
200 μέτρα ανατολικά της βασιλικής βρέθηκε οικοδομικό συγκρότημα και κτιστός στρογγυλός λουτήρας. Ο χώρος αυτός φέρει επίσης ίχνη καύσης. Το συγκρότημα αυτό ίσως να αποτελεί μέρος του γενικότερου οικισμού που απλωνόταν γύρω από το ναό.
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Vizari (41km far from Rethimno city) was an important village during the Venetian Occupation. Its inhabitants founded the village called Fourfouras. Platis River at Vizari village supplies a reservoir that is useful for irrigative activities.
The village of Vizari is in the middle of the verdurous plain of Asomathianos Kampos and it has 111 residents and belongs to the Municipality of Kourites. Olive oil and stockbreeding products are the main products of this village. It is mentioned to belong to the county of Amari in 1577 by Fr.Barozzi Visari. It is also mentioned by Kastrofilakas with the name Visari, 130 residents 183 due chores in 1583, and by Vasilakatas with the name Visari in 1630. Its rich findings, architectural parts, sculptures, pottery and other items are in the Museum of Rethymno.
At Vizari one can see, the remains of a Roman town and an early Christian church. The Roman ruins are in a pretty decrepit state though, overgrown and lost in the lush greenery. In these ruins there is sundial with latin numbers.
Further up the valley to the East is the pretty village of Fourfouras (2km far) where walkers can head off along waymarked tracks into the Psiloritis Mountains
From the village of Monastiraki by the famous Amari Valley, the road to the left follows the side of the hill Samitos and leads to the picturesque mountainous village Lambiotes opposite Psiloritis. Lambiotes is verdant with fruit-bearing and olive trees.
In Lambiotes is the Byzantine church of the Panagia which contains frescoes with a western influence. There is also a coat of arms on a tomb on the exterior wall of the church. Its name is first mentioned in a 1301 contract by the notary public of Handakas, as Βenν. de Βrixanο Lambrotes.
It was mentioned to belong to the county of Amari in 1577 by Fr. Barozzi, Lambrotes and by Kastrofilakas with the name Lambiοtes with 80 residents in 1583. In 1881 it is mentioned as Lampiotais in the municipality of Monastiraki, with 133 Christians, in 1900 as Lampiotes with 178 in the municipality of Panakraioi, while in 1920 it is the capital of the homonymous rural municipality. It seems that the village was set up by the residents of another town, called Lampi - this is another, more modern, name for the town of ancient Lappa - which is now the town of Argiroupoli. "Lampiotis" is the singular noun that means "resident of Lampi" and "Lampiotes" is the plural.
Moreover, the olive cultivation flourishes throughout the province and a kind of olives called" throubes" are produced here. From Monastiraki, a turn to the right leads, after 2 km, to Amari Village. From Lambiotes you can visit Asomaton Monastery.
The road on the left, after the Monastery, leads to the villages Vistagi and Platania. The road straight ahead begins to go uphill towards Vizari and Fourfouras.
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