Marathos, Crete

For the Greek island, see Marathos Island.
Marathos
Μάραθος
Community
Marathos is located in Greece
Marathos
Marathos
Coordinates: 35°22′N 25°0′E / 35.367°N 25.000°E / 35.367; 25.000
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityMalevizi
Municipal unitTylisos
City established1394
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
222
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
71500

Marathos is a mountain village in the municipality of Malevizi, in the Crete region of Greece.[2] It is about 20 kilometres west of Heraklion. The Marathianos River runs nearby and flows down to Fodele.[3] The village relies mainly on agriculture, livestock and bee keeping.

On the main road there is a war monument commemorating the many battles on the island of Crete. It was built by the sculptor Yanni Klinakis.[4]

The village has 5 tavernas and a traditional cafeteria.

Doxa cavern

A short distance from the village is the historical cave of Doxa. At the entrance there is a map that shows the cave layout.[5]

Arkaliospilio cavern

At the foot of the mountain is Arkaliospilio cave.[6] A large part of this cave is still unexplored.

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.greece.com/destinations/Crete/Heraklion/Village/Marathos.html. Archived 2015-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The village of Marathos, Iraklio, Crete, Greece".
  4. ^ "Δικτυακός Τόπος Τουριστικής Προβολής Δήμου Τυλίσου - Exhibition of sculptures of Yanni Klinakis".
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  6. ^ "Webcrete Blog".