Astraki

Astraki is a village in Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete and has about 213 residents. Astraki is situated nearby to the village Myrtia, as well as near the hamlet Kellia.

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Type: Village with 213 residents
Description: village in Greece
Also known as: “Asprakoí”, “Astrakoi”, “Astrakoí”, and “Astrakoi, Irakleio”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Monastery Agarathos.

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

Museum

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The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km south of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ".

Monastery Agarathos

Church

The Agarathos Monastery, officially the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a Greek Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali in the Heraklion region of central Crete, Greece. Monastery Agarathos is situated 3 km east of Astraki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Myrtia and Sgourokefali.

Myrtia

Village

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Myrtia is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete, Greece. It is 15 km from Heraklion. It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea.