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Petrochori, also Petrohori and Petrokhori (Greek, Modern: Πετροχώριον meaning rockvillage) is situaded at the foot of Mt Samithos (1017m) with a marvelous view to the Ida Massif and to Amari Valley, at an altitude of 480m .
The distance from Rethimno city is 43 km and 32 km from Zaros. The road straight ahead (eastern) begins to go uphill towards Vizari and Fourfouras.
In Petrohori there is the Byzantine church of Agii Apostoli with some unusual frescoes and inscriptions of 1580 and 1594. There is an old fountain at the entrance to the village, opposite the church.
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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