Argiroupoli – Moundros
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Rethymno, Crete
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2026-08-30 12:33
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This is a rich walking route offering countless impressions of multiple epochs.

Argiroupoli is a beautiful village built on the remains of ancient Lappa, full of traces of both ancient and recent civilizations. Both within and around it, there are excavated sections of the ancient city, Roman remains Venetian buildings with superb doorways, and Byzantine churches.

Wandering around the village we may see many houses with building materials from the ancient Lappa and the remains of the Venetian mansions covered by rich vegetation.
The area is also famed for the springs of Agia Dynami (Holy Power), a verdant locality where water flows from every point creating a unique natural environment with rich flora, which attracts many visitors. A leisurely stop can be made here in one of the tavernas which serve the needs of hundreds of visitors. Argiroupoli is a beautiful village built on the remains of ancient Lappa, full of traces of both ancient and recent civilizations.

Both within and around it, there are excavated sections of the ancient city, Roman remains, Venetian buildings with superb doorways, and Byzantine churches. Wandering around the village we may see Venetian mansions and many houses with building materials from the ancient Lappa covered by rich vegetation.

The area is famed for the springs of Agia Dinami, a verdant locality where water flows from every point creating a unique natural environment with rich flora. The tour can be completed by visiting the cave from where the river Mouselas flows out, at the chapel of Agios Ioannis. Near Argyroupoli and going towards the village Kato Poros, there is a shady place known as Pente Parthenes (Five Virgins) with a Byzantine church of the same name.

There are also numerous excavated Roman tombs and a huge plane tree, an undisputed monument of nature.
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Argiroupoli – Moundros

This is a rich walking route offering countless impressions of multiple epochs.

Argiroupoli is a beautiful village built on the remains of ancient Lappa, full of traces of both ancient and recent civilizations. Both within and around it, there are excavated sections of the ancient city, Roman remains Venetian buildings with superb doorways, and Byzantine churches.

Wandering around the village we may see many houses with building materials from the ancient Lappa and the remains of the Venetian mansions covered by rich vegetation.
The area is also famed for the springs of Agia Dynami (Holy Power), a verdant locality where water flows from every point creating a unique natural environment with rich flora, which attracts many visitors. A leisurely stop can be made here in one of the tavernas which serve the needs of hundreds of visitors. Argiroupoli is a beautiful village built on the remains of ancient Lappa, full of traces of both ancient and recent civilizations.

Both within and around it, there are excavated sections of the ancient city, Roman remains, Venetian buildings with superb doorways, and Byzantine churches. Wandering around the village we may see Venetian mansions and many houses with building materials from the ancient Lappa covered by rich vegetation.

The area is famed for the springs of Agia Dinami, a verdant locality where water flows from every point creating a unique natural environment with rich flora. The tour can be completed by visiting the cave from where the river Mouselas flows out, at the chapel of Agios Ioannis. Near Argyroupoli and going towards the village Kato Poros, there is a shady place known as Pente Parthenes (Five Virgins) with a Byzantine church of the same name.

There are also numerous excavated Roman tombs and a huge plane tree, an undisputed monument of nature.