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Monasteries · Heraklion Prefecture
Saint Demetrius monastery at Achendrias
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- 4.0
- km · Ano Viannos
- 19
Ano Viannos

Rare
10-meter-high waterfall
20 nearbyVorno Gorge (Ethiano), Ligiofarago Gorge, Folklore Museum of Ethia
Ler a história
The monastery was mentioned in a document of 1848 as deserted, It was a small convent with a few monks that dealt in stock breeding. According to tradition, the monastery was destroyed by the constant raids of the Turks, as it hosted several Cretan rebels.
A few meters below the church, a unique 10-meter-high waterfall is formed, which has water after rainy days.
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