Settlement Kalathiana

The innerland of Crete is full of deserted villages. One of the most impressive deserted villages of Crete, which was quite large, was Kalathiana , located between the villages of Makres and Moroni .

Kalathiana was a victim of the general urbanization the prevailed in Crete after the end of the Second World War and was totally deserted in 1970s. The houses of the settlement form a very beautiful and unique residential complex with the characteristic traditional architecture of Crete.

They survive in relatively good condition and everything is built from the same material: from the soft limestone of the area. The village itself is located not far from the cave of Labyrinth , the quarry for extracting stones for building Gortyn .

Kalathiana was built in one of the most fertile areas of Crete. The houses were almost attached to each other.

The nearest church is the historic Panagia at Kyrmousi .