Digenakis

Digenakis is a winery in Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete which is located on Ηράκλειο - Αρκαλοχώρι. Digenakis is situated nearby to the village Kalloni, as well as near Agios Vasilios.

Email: info@digenakis.gr
Type: Winery
Address: Ηράκλειο - Αρκαλοχώρι, Καλλονή, 70100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle of Meleses and Nikos Kazantzakis Museum.

Castle of Meleses

Castle

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle of Meleses is situated 2 km southeast of Digenakis.

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 3½ km northeast of Digenakis.

Vathypetro

Archaeological site

Photo: Elisa Triolo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vathypetro is an archaeological site, four kilometres south of the town of Archanes on Crete. It contains some of the oldest wine presses in the world. Vathypetro is situated 4 km west of Digenakis.