Marathos is a mountain

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in the municipality of

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, in the

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region of

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. It is about 20 kilometres west of

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. The Marathianos River runs nearby and flows down to

Fodele Gazi () is a Western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit of Crete in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is ...

. The village relies mainly on agriculture, livestock and bee keeping. On the main road there is a war monument commemorating the many battles on the island of

. It was built by the sculptor Yanni Klinakis. The village has 5

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s and a traditional cafeteria.

Doxa cavern

A short distance from the village is the historical cave of

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. At the entrance there is a map that shows the cave layout.

Arkaliospilio cavern

At the foot of the mountain is Arkaliospilio cave. A large part of this cave is still unexplored.

References

{{Malevizi div Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit) Malevizi