Vori
Vori is a beautiful, traditional village. It is located 60 km south of Iraklion and in the western part of the Messara Valley. The village stretches in a slope, by the side of a small river.
The village covers an area of 700 acres and it consists of two sections, the lower village (Katohori) that is the traditional part of the village, and the upper village (Panohori) that is continuously growing since the beginning of the century. Today the village has approximately 750 inhabitants.
The cultural inheritance of the village of Vori is very important and there are many sights and monuments worth visiting. Due to its unique beauty and historical importance, it was characterized by the Ministry of Culture of Greece a traditional protected village in 1978.
The village was populated continuously from the First-Minoan period (1800 BC) till today and this is certified by the numerous pottery that was found in the district of the village (Minoan, Hellenistic, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance).
http://www.interkriti.org/crete/iraklion/voroi.html
Don’t miss a visit to the interesting museum of Cretan ethnology! It’s worth it.
http://www.cretanethnologymuseum.gr/imke/html/en/104.html
The cache
The cache is located near a beautiful small old church whose name I could not find out. (If anyone knows, please tell me!) It is a small plastic container wrapped in a plastic bag, and it contains a logbook, a pen and some goodies to trade.