It is the village that we meet after Maleme moving inland. It is a small but active village that engages mainly in agriculture work, olives, grapes, tsikoudia etc. On the hill that overlooks the airfield of Maleme the famous hill 107 is located, where the fiercest battles for the capture of the airfield took place in 1941. Today at this landmark stands a simple cross to remind the younger generations the sacrifice of those who fell for their country and freedom.
At the village of Vlaheronitissa we will have the chance to witness ways of the agricultural life that tend to be lost, like the vine harvest in September and the "rakokazana" for the manufacture of the traditional spirituous drink of tsikoudia at the end of October.
Here you will certainly understand what Cretan hospitality and Cretan feast really mean. You just have to visit one of the 11 festivals that take place through the year at the chapels of the village!
