From the crossroads to Voleones and Veniou Monastery, if you follow the second route, you will soon come across the monastery, and if you continue south you will reach Thronos village, which owes its name to the Episcopal Throne located there in Byzantine times. This is where ancient Syvritos used to stand. The village is built at the foot of the hill and has an excellent view of Mount Psiloritis. The cathedral probably used to be located at the present-day site of the church of Panagia Throniani, built in the I 4th century. You will admire the remains of the mosaic floor and the plethora of beautiful murals. The remains of ancient Syvritos, which existed from Minoan times to Byzantine years, are located in Kefala.
On the main road again, heading south for two kilometres, you will come to Asomaton Monastery, built in a beautiful landscape in the centre of Assomathianou valley, surrounded by dense vegetation and running waters. There is a spring in the monastery's courtyard, with abundant fresh water. The Monastery was probably built in the I Oth-I Ith century, and then destroyed by the Arabs. The fact that it was reestablished is probably due to the recovery of Crete by Nikiforos Fokas.
Under Venetian rule, the monastery was used in the revolution of 1273. The Monastery was destroyed by the Turks when they took over Crete, and rebuilt on the initiative of the abbots later on. Under Turkish rule, it played a fighting role. In 1927, the monastery was ceded in order to house an Agricultural School, which is currently an agricultural centre. The icons of the Taxiarches (Archangels) and Agia Triada (Holy Trinity), painted in the 18th century, are kept in the Monastery's temple.