Ida mountain
It used to be considered as a holy mountain and many legends are attached to it. Nida plateau is within Ida mountains and Ideon andron is just above.
The stone church of the Holy Cross is built on the top of Psiloritis, and great celebrations take place here on the 14th of September (the day of the Holy Cross). All the pilgrims with the priest climb up the mountain the night before and spend the night there in order to participate to the ceremony that takes places inside the small church. Anogia is the closest village to the plateau and Kamares cave can also be visited from here. |
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Heraklion
The prefecture of Heraklion is the biggest on the island and is surrounded by Ida mountains and Lassithi
Chania
The prefecture of Chania occupies the west section of the island. It's a mainly mountainous region with the White Mountains
Rethymno
The prefecture of Rethymno lies between two large mountain ranges, the White mountains and Ida
Lassithi
Lassithi is the easternmost prefecture of Crete. Agios Nikolaos, the capital of the prefecture is a cosmopolitan, coastal town on Mirabello bay.



