Kastelli is a small town in the center of the prefecture of Heraklion and the province of Pediada, at an altitude of 350m in one of the most fertile areas of Crete.

It is located 36km southeast of Heraklion, 33km from the international airport of Heraklion and 16 km from the beach resort area of the famous Hersonissos. 

It is called Kastelli after the fortress of Pediada that was built here and was the seat of the local province during the Venetian Era.

The local economy is based on the cultivation of olive, vine and various vegetables.

Kastelli has always been the commercial center of the area and even today it hosts the central outdoor bazaar of Pediada every Wednesday.

 The small town, as well as the wider region, hosts some great Byzantine churches with old frescoes and a Minoan settlement within the town's limits.

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