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Periphery: Crete
Prefecture : Rethymno

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Myrthios or Mirthios ( Μύρθιος ) is a village of the municipality Foinikas in Rethymnon, Crete

The name is derived from myrtle. The village is mentioned in the year 1577. Part of the buildings are two centuries old.


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Myrthios, in the bakground the Kotsifou gorge, Summer 2005 [Source]

Pipe of a water mill below Myrthios (Source) The technique of these horizontal mill is very old but efficient for a weak waterflow.

Tourism and the production of olives is the main source of income.

The villages of the municipality Foinikas are:

  • Agios Ioannis
  • Agios Vasilios
  • Angouseliana
  • Asomatos
  • Atsipades
  • Pale
  • Gianiou
  • Kali Sikia
  • Kanevos
  • Koxare
  • Levkogia
  • Mariou
  • Myrthios
  • Plakias
  • Paleoloutro
  • Rodakino
  • Sellia

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