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From Stavromenos you can visit :

• The monumental olive-tree placed in the village of Kato Tripodo and aged about 2.600 years old.
• The village of Margarites, famous for its pottery as well as its byzantine churches.
• The archaeological site of Ancient Eleftherna
• The historical monastery of Arkadi.
• Caves such as those of Melidoni and of Zoniana.
• Seashore villages like Panormo and Mpali.
• Mountainous villages such as Anogeia, Axos, Garazo, etc.
• Exotic beaches of the Libyan Sea such as Agia Galini, Plakias, Rodakino, Agios Pavlos, Damnoni and others.

You can enjoy Cretan cuisine in the nearby villages of:

• Laga
• Margarites
• Perama
• Roumeli
• Panormo
• Mpali