Meronas

Meronas is a village in Amari, Rethymno, Crete. Meronas is situated nearby to the village Genna, as well as near Elenes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Syvritos and Monastiráki.

Syvritos

Archaeological site

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Sybrita, or Subrita or Soubrita, or Subritus or Soubritos, or Sibyrtus or Sibyrtos, was a town of ancient Crete, 8 M. P. from Eleutherna, and famous for its numerous and beautiful silver coins, which, though some of them belong to a very early period, are fine specimens of a Cretan mint; the types are always connected with the worship of Dionysus or Hermes. Syvritos is situated 3 km north of Meronas.

Monastiráki

Archaeological site

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Monastiraki is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on the island of Crete. The site is on the plain of Amari, west of the Ida massif, 38 kilometres from Rethymnon. Monastiráki is situated 4 km east of Meronas.

Moni Asomaton

Monastery

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Moni Asomaton is a monastery, which is situated 3 km east of Meronas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Fotini and Gerakari.

Agia Fotini

Village

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Agia Fotini is a village.

Gerakari

Village

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Gerakari is a village in the municipality of Amari of Rethymno regional unit of Crete. It is in a mountainous area below Mount Kedros. It lies 35 kilometres south of the city of Rethymno. It is located on the E4 European Path. Gerakari is situated 3 km southwest of Meronas.