Things to see in Viannos Municipality
15 sights on the map
- History: 6
- Museums and culture: 5
- Nature: 4
- Religious sites: 33
- Eat and drink: 28
- Where to stay: 7
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
About Viannos Municipality
Viannos (Greek: Βιάννος) is a municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The municipality has an area of 221.539 km2 (85.537 sq mi). Population 4,436 (2021). The seat of the municipality is in Ano Viannos. In September 1943, German occupation forces inflicted heavy loss of life and property on the region of Viannos in reprisal for its support of the Cretan resistance. In late July 2012, the area was hit by wildfires which caused severe damage in crops and livestock.
Top sights
- KeratonCastle
- SimiArchaeological site
- Archaia Arkadia (Afrati)Archaeological site
- Iero Ermi kai Afroditis Kato SymiArchaeological site
- National resistance museum - Municipality of ViannosMuseum
- laografiko mouseioMuseum
- Keratokambos dunesAttraction
- KatarraktisWaterfall
- Monument for the executed by the German occupational forces 14-9-1943Monument
- KeratokambosBeach
- ListisBeach
- SkourosBeach
By theme
History
- KeratonCastle
- SimiArchaeological site
- Archaia Arkadia (Afrati)Archaeological site
- Iero Ermi kai Afroditis Kato SymiArchaeological site
- Monument for the executed by the German occupational forces 14-9-1943Monument
- In memory of the people of Pefkos who suffered the atrocities of Nazi troopsMemorial
Museums and culture
- National resistance museum - Municipality of ViannosMuseum
- laografiko mouseioMuseum
- Keratokambos dunesAttraction
- Ioannis KondylakisArtwork
- PinakothikiArtwork
Nature
- KatarraktisWaterfall
- KeratokambosBeach
- ListisBeach
- SkourosBeach
Religious sites
- Ekklisia Agios GeorgiosPlace of worship
- Mihail Arhanghelos and Agia IriniPlace of worship
- Ag.EiriniPlace of worship
- Agia MoniPlace of worship
- Agia PelagiaPlace of worship
- Agios AntoniosPlace of worship
- Agios GeorgiosPlace of worship
- Agios GeorgiosPlace of worship
and 25 more on the map
Eat and drink
- AmaliaRestaurant
- AphroditeRestaurant
- Casa di Pasta ChristinaRestaurant
- Jimmies TavernRestaurant
- StefaniaRestaurant
- Jimmies TavernRestaurant
- Taverna OmalosRestaurant
- Tavern LybicoRestaurant
and 20 more on the map
Where to stay
- Akros OreonHotel
- KastriGuest house
- Philoxenia apartmentsGuest house
- AriadniHotel
- KastriCamp site
- Robinson Klub IerapetraHotel
- Santanna BeachHotel