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    Spiliaras Cave 

    NATURECAVES
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    • Spiliaras Cave 
    • Spiliaras Cave 
    • Spiliaras Cave 

    NEARBY TOWNS/VILLAGES

    • Astyraki ~0.3Km

    • Kamaraki ~1.7Km

    • Aidonochori ~2.1Km

    • Gonies ~2.6Km

    • Kamariotis ~3Km

    • Marathos ~4.4Km

    • Damasta ~4.7Km

    • Moni ~7Km

    • Tylissos ~7Km

    • Fodele ~7.6Km

    • Kamari ~7.8Km

    • Loutraki ~8.2Km

    • Korfes ~8.4Km

    • Keramoutsi ~8.8Km

    • Rodia ~8.9Km

    • Kavrochori ~9.4Km

    Spiliaras Cave (also known as Sales or Agranitas) is located in the area of ​​the mountain village of Astyraki, which is 27 km from Heraklion. It is an inaccessible cave and, to enter it, one needs a rope since there is a steep descent of 2 meters at the mouth. Inside the cave, there is also a lake. The scaled abyss has a total length of 430 meters of galleys and is the second-longest cave in the province of Malevizi. Finally, in Spiliaras, the inhabitants of Astyraki hid during the Second World War during the German bombing.

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    CAVES
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    Old Watermill

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    OF MODERN HISTORY
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    Sklavokampos Palace at Gonies

    Sklavokampos Palace at Gonies

    ANCIENT TIMES
    ~2.6Km
    Sanctuary of the Peak 

    Sanctuary of the Peak 

    ANCIENT TIMES
    ~2.7Km
    Church of Panagia

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    BYZANTIUM
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    Old Windmill

    Old Windmill

    OF MODERN HISTORY
    ~2.9Km
    Church of Agios Georgios

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    BYZANTIUM
    ~3Km
    Arkalospilio Cave at Marathos

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    CAVES
    ~3.1Km
    Keratidi Monument 

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    OF MODERN HISTORY
    ~4.2Km
    "Chondro Charaki" Chasm

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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
    ~4.3Km
    Monument of Commander Elias Toulis at Marathos

    Monument of Commander Elias Toulis at Marathos

    OF MODERN HISTORY
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    Monument dedicated to the Fallen by the Germans

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    OF MODERN HISTORY
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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
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    Minoan Summit Sanctuary of Pyrgos 

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    ANCIENT TIMES
    ~5Km
    Position "Koufaliarous"

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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
    ~5.5Km
    Stroumboulas Plateau

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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
    ~5.7Km
    Trapeza Cave

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    CAVES
    ~5.7Km
    Moniano Gorge

    Moniano Gorge

    CANYONS
    ~5.9Km
    Doxa Cave at Marathos

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    CAVES
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    Cave at the Pytharaki area at Tylissos

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    CAVES
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    "Krya Vrysi" at Tylissos

    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
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    Voulismeno Aloni

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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
    ~7Km
    Church of Agios Antonios

    Church of Agios Antonios

    BYZANTIUM
    ~7Km
    Chondro Charaki at Korfes

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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
    ~7.1Km
    Flega at Moni

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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
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    Keris Forest

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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
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    The archaeological site of Tylissos

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    ANCIENT TIMES
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    Church of Panagia Keras (Genesis of the Virgin)

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    Almyros Gorge

    Almyros Gorge

    CANYONS
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    Pano Loutraki - Thea (View)

    Pano Loutraki - Thea (View)

    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
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    Krousonas Gorge

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    CANYONS
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    Mandaleni’s Oak tree or Drygia 

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    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
    ~8.3Km
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    Church of Panagia  

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    Acropolis of Kastrokefala

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    Church of Agios Ioannis

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    Monastery of Agios Ioannis Faraggitis

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    Koules Koprokefalas or Kelia at Fodele

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    TOWERS
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    Spiliotissa Gorge

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    CANYONS
    ~9Km
    "Red Tower" Fortress at Fodele

    "Red Tower" Fortress at Fodele

    TOWERS
    ~9Km
    Paleokastro Gorge

    Paleokastro Gorge

    CANYONS
    ~9Km
    Mati 

    Mati 

    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
    ~9.1Km
    Monument of the Fallen at Kavrochori 

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    OF MODERN HISTORY
    ~9.4Km
    Church of Panagia Polemissa

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    BYZANTIUM
    ~9.6Km
    Fodele beach

    Fodele beach

    BEACHES
    ~9.8Km

    NEARBY, YOU WILL FIND

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    • FOODS
    • TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
    ROOMS TO LET
    ~7.5 km

    Verbena Apartment

    RESTAURANTS
    ~7.5 km

    LITINOS Traditional Tavern

    RESTAURANTS
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    El Greco - Restaurant

    RESTAURANTS
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    AROLITHOS-DELFYS TAVERN

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    ~8.4 km

    AROLITHOS TRADITIONAL CRETAN VILLAGE Hotel

    TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS
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    AROLITHOS-DIKTAMO Traditional Products Store

    RESTAURANTS
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    KOUMOS-Traditional Tavern

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    GAS STATIONS
    ~9 km

    Evaggelia Diamianakis' Independent Gas Station

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    "Meteoro" - Traditional Tavern

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