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Kassanos Village in Arkalochori Iraklion Central Crete

Kasanos village

The Municipal district of Kassanoi consists of the village that carries the same name and the community of Avli. In Kassanoi we arrive from the road axis that goes from the village of Karavado to Arkalochori. It is a large and beautiful village with picturesque views to the Plain of Messara, to Kastelli Plain and to the popular destination of Arkalochori. Behind Kassanoi stand the mountains of Panagia and Prophet Elias, where you discover the site of the early Christian seat of ancient Arkadia.

In the wider region of the village, archaeological artifacts from illegal excavations have been found from time to time, while newer monuments (mainly churches with frescoes dating back to the last years of the Byzantine Empire) are found both in the village and in the wider region.

Kassanoi took its name very probably from the family surname of a Jewish family, the existence of which appears in documents dating back to 1368 and 1389. These documents show that the members of this family were the first settlers of the village, as Mr. S. Spanakis suggests

Text: www.arkalochori.gr

 

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Last Updated on Saturday, 16 January 2010 20:14
 

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