Άγιος Ραφαήλ

Άγιος Ραφαήλ is a church in Oropedio Lasithiou, Lasithi, Crete. Άγιος Ραφαήλ is situated nearby to the church Άγιος Γεώργιος, as well as near Άγιος Νεκτάριος.

Type: Church
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Also known as: “Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Ραφαήλ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lasithi Plateau and Dhiktean Cave.

Lasithi Plateau

Photo: SunTW, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Lasithi Plateau is a high endorheic plateau, located in the Lasithi regional unit in eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, it is a municipality whose seat is Tzermiado and the second biggest village is Agios Georgios.

Dhiktean Cave

Cave

Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus. Dhiktean Cave is situated 4 km west of Άγιος Ραφαήλ.

Agios Georgios

Residential area

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Agios Georgios is a village in the Lasithi Plateau in the island of Crete, and also a municipal unit. Agios Georgios lies at an altitude of 840 metres. Agios Georgios is situated 1 km south of Άγιος Ραφαήλ.