The village of Korfes is built at an altitude of 290 meters and is 20 kilometres from Heraklion. It has about 615 permanent residents. The name of the village is because it is surrounded by the peaks of the eastern slopes of Psiloritis. The village is mentioned in the Venetian censuses from the 12th century onwards. Specifically, in 1248 the name Corfe is mentioned in a document. Also, in 1583, in Kastrofylakas, it is listed as Corfes and in the Turkish census of 1671, it is listed as Cotfes.
The village of Korfes has been developed around the perimeter of the square in two mouldings and two churches, one in each, which mark the old and the new. Every June, at the square, the Cultural Association of Korfes organises the Mantinada Festival, with many parallel events. In the lower part of the square (in the old settlement), the visitor can see the old church of Panagia, which is dedicated to the Genesis of the Virgin. It is a building of, at least, 1603. In the elevated foyer of the newest settlement is the parish church of the Holy Trinity (1885) and the Monument of the Heroes. Also, at the end of the 19th century, a stone fountain was built in the courtyard of the central square.
To the east of the village, there is an artesian well, whose water rises to one meter above the ground and emits the smell of sulfur. This sulfur spring water has healing properties. Remains of special baths built by the Turks are also preserved. Finally, below the Kefalas hill and at a distance of 200 meters from the village, an old oak tree is kept, known as "Mandaleni’s drygia". The age-old tree has been declared a protected monument.
