Canyons

Canyons is in Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete. Canyons is situated nearby to the church Michaelis Archangelos, as well as near the chapel Agia Panagia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and Monastery Agarathos.

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

Museum

Photo: Pylambert, Public domain.

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". Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is situated 1 km west of Canyons.

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 southeast of Canyons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Astraki and Myrtia.

Astraki

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Astraki is a village.

Myrtia

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.