Vorou Village

Vorou (or Voritsi) lies at a height of 230 m. above sea-level and counted 62 inhabitants in 1981 and 48 in 2001. It is 25 kms away from Heraklion. To get there, you follow the National Road to Aghios Nikolaos and at kms 17.7 turn right, taking the road Gouves-Skotino- Vorou. Nowadays it is known as Voritsi but this name is not official. The name Vorou, on the other hand, in the district of Pediados is mentioned by Barozzi in 1577. At the beginning of this century there lived a wise man and a healer in the village of Voritsi. His name was Giorgos Konstantoulakis and people flocked from all over to Crete to seek his advice.


More photos from external sources

In and/or around Vorou Village: (within a radius of 50 Km)
Show All Tourism facilities Regional interest Towns & Villages Sightseeing Beaches	Kyra Eleoussa Monastery Voritsi, Gouves at 0.6km(NE) from Vorou Village Skotino Village Gouves, Iraklion at 1.7km(NE) from Vorou Village Agia Paraskevi Cave Skotino,Gouves, Iraklion at 2.3km(N) from Vorou Village Gouves (pano) Village Gouves, Iraklion at 3.2km(N) from Vorou Village Kalo Horio Village Gouves, Iraklion at 3.7km(E) from Vorou Village Full Listing...(127) 1 / 26

Further Search
› Related Tags: Regional Interest | Towns & Villages |
› Area: Pediada Area (Gouves, Gournes, Hersonissos, Malia...)