THE VILLAGE OF MAKRILA ON THE ISLAND OF CRETE

Makrilia is a small village in the south of the Lassithi prefecture. You arrive at the village if you follow the road from Ierapetra to the villages Meseleri (with its Byzantine churches) and Prina. The distance to Ierapatra is 7 kilometers. In Makrilia you can see the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. Above the door of the church and an icon they are portrayed arm in arm. The church dates from 1949 and was restored in 2015. Somewhat lower in the village at a cemetery there is another church. There are not many facilities in the village. There is a small kafenion and a shop.