Sellia is a village in the prefecture of Rethymno, located approximately 35 km far from the city and near the village Myrthios.
Built upon the top of the mountain Sellia, which it was named after, the village of Sellia is located at an altitude of 829 m and overlooks the Libyan Sea, therefore having a fantastic view of the mountainous landscape and the sea. The village of Sellia is almost 800 years old, since it appeared when the settlements of Kantonia were united in order to protect themselves from the pirates. It is said that the village never was under the Ottoman rule, due to the volunteer group of fighters, who called themselves “Selliano bairaki”.
The Kotsifou gorge canyon is the entrance to the village of Sellia. Great attractions of the village are also the 15 churches dating to the Byzantine period, with the church of Agios Fotis being the most important of them all, with gorgeous architecture.
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