Krapi plateau is about 40 kilometres from Chania, at an altitude of 550 metres, and is part of the area known as Sfakia. The small plateau is located 5km before the bigger Askifou plateau, on the way to Hora Sfakion, South Crete

Most visitors to Sfakia will miss noticing the historical monument as they are about to head uphill towards the Katreas pass leading into Sfakia. It stands at the Krapi plateau on the left hand side of the road, where the church of Agios Ioannis Rigologos is.

The monument was erected in 1986 to commemorate four of the uprisings against the Turks. In 1770 Daskalogiannis and his rebels gathered there and after celebrating Easter on the 4th of April 1770 at the church of Agios Ioannis commenced their fateful attacks against the Turks that resulted in their defeat, the destruction of Sfakia and the barbarous execution of Daskalogiannis.

In this same location on the 18th of July 1821 and at the Katreas pass just south of it a small Sfakian band of rebels routed a much larger Turkish force that had invaded Askifou and had them running to safety away from Sfakia. In 1866 the official declaration of another uprising took place in the nearby area (see next monument) and on the 10th of September 1895 a Revolutionary Congress of more than 1,000 rebels gathered there and issued their demand to the Great Powers for Crete to be freed from the Ottoman Empire. This lead to Crete gaining its autonomy a few years later, in 1898.

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Nissimos plateau in the Lassithi mountains

Sitanos Plateau by Sitia

Omalos - Simi - Viannos plateau in the Lassithi mountains

Tavri and Niatos plateau in Askifou

Gious Kambos plateau in Rethymno

Limnakaro Plateau by Lassithi Mountains

Askifou plateau in the White mountains

Vothonas plateau in Chania

Ziros - Chandras plateau by Sitia, East Crete

Lapathos plateau in the Lassithi mountains

Stroumboulas plateau in Heraklion

Nida plateau in the Idi mountains

Livadi plateau in Kroussonas

Kallikratis plateau in Chania, West Crete

Manika plateau in Fragokastelo

Margarites gorge in Rethimno west Crete

Imbros Gorge in Chania, West Crete

Moundros or Velonado gorge in Rethimno west Crete

Rokka Gorge in Chania, West Crete

Patsos gorge in Rethimno west Crete

Samaria gorge in Chania region

Theriso Gorge in Chania, West Crete

Katholiko gorge in Akrotiri, west Crete

Topolia Gorge in Kisamos, Kasteli West Crete

Mili or Myli gorge in Rethimno west Crete

Agia Irini Gorge in Chania, West Crete

Asfendos Gorge in West Crete

Arkadi gorge in Rethimno west Crete

Sirikari - Polirinia Gorge in Chania, West Crete

Aradena gorge in Sfakia west Crete

Silde apartments in Chania, West Crete

Ilios apartments in Maleme Chania

Manolis Rooms in Paleochora, West Crete

Delta studios and apartments in Chania West Crete

Vouta Village, Paleohora, west Crete traditional villages

Sellia village in Apokoronas, Chania, West Crete

Thimia village in Chania, West Crete

Afrata Village by Rodopou peninsula, west Crete Rodopou peninsula

Azogires in Paleochora-Chania, west Crete traditional villages

Askifou Villages in Sfakia

Theriso in Chania, west Crete traditional villages

Topolia in Chania, west Crete traditional villages

Sirikari village by Kissamos in Chania, West Crete

Kalamitsi village in Apokoronas, Chania, West Crete

Prasses village by Chania, West Crete

Tsichlopigado village, Chania, West Crete

Gavalochori village in Apokoronas, Chania, West Crete

Skouloufia Village by Rethimno

Rodovani in Sougia-Chania, west Crete traditional villages

Preveli Monastery in Plakias Rethimno West Crete

Old Churches in the Prefecture of Rethymno

Karydi or Agios Georgios Monastery, Apokoronas

Panagia Monastery in Gourni, Ierapetra

Agios Panteleimonas Monastery, Fodele, Heraklion

Chalepa Monastery, Rethimno Crete

Aistratigos Monastery by Karkadiotissa

Chrisopigi Monastery, Chania

Agios Nikitas Monastery, Fragokastelo

Chrisoskalitisa Monastery, West Crete Elafonisi, Chania

Agarathou Monastery, Thrapsano, Heraklion

Azogires Monastery, West Crete Paleochora

The Old Kaloeithena Monastery

Profitis Ilias Monastery in Skinias, Agios Nikolaos

Faneromenis Monastery in Agios Nikolaos East Crete