Villa

In the village of Katochori, within the municipality of Chania in western Crete, stands a Byzantine mansion known locally as Épavli. Its stone walls recall a domestic tradition stretching across the island's Byzantine centuries, a span framed broadly between the sixth and fifteenth centuries. This was a residence, not a fortress or church, and it offers a rare glimpse into how prosperous Cretan households lived and built during a formative era of the island's history. A quiet stop for travelers drawn to the everyday architecture of Byzantine Crete.