Kastelli, Heraklion


Kastelli, often called Kastelli Pediadas to differentiate it from Kissamos is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of. Its population is 4,030.
Kastelli Airport is located in the outskirts of the village, south of the main settlement.

Archaeology

In June 2024, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced the discovery of the Papoura Hill Circular Structure, a large Bronze Age-era Minoan architectural construction used between 2000–1700 BC.