At Giannoudi near Rethymno, this Byzantine mansion survives as a quiet witness to the secular life that flourished alongside the region's monasteries and churches. Known from records as the property of A. Pouliasis, it likely belonged to a rural estate of some consequence, built around a courtyard and serving both as a residence and a working farm. Little of its original form remains above ground, yet the site still evokes an era when prosperous country households anchored the Cretan landscape.
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