Agia Pelagia

Agia Pelagia

Agia Pelagia (Dimos Gaziou) is a seaside fishing village built in the centre of a picturesque amphitheatric bay, 23 km northwest from Heraklion capital city of the island of Crete.

It takes its name from the homonymous church, in the Monastery of the Sebbathians, ruins of which are found at a distance of 1 km. west of the village. During the last few years, the resort has known a tourist development, as its sandy beaches attract many visitors who find here all kinds of services.

In Agia Pelagia you can visit the post-minoan graves and the University (Pritanion) of the 4th century BC which were found in 1970 at the site "Kladistos" or "Kladotos" and support the view that this was the site of the ancient city of Apollonia. Worth visiting is also the nearby cave, with the name "Evresi", where - according to legend - local people found the icon of Agia Pelagia (on the left side of the beach of Agia Pelagia)


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