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Delve into Aptera
Aptera in Chania (Crete) is located in Greece about 175 mi (or 282 km) south of Athens, the country's capital town.
Current time in Aptera is now 09:08 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Aptera, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Greece is Chania International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vryses, Chania, Chora Sfakion, Gerani and Rethymno. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 67% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kiani Beach Resort Family - All Inclusive
Kalyves Beach Hotel
Kalyves Bay
Marianna Apartments
Ansi Apartments
Vamos Palace
Areti Hotel
Asterina
Porto Kalyves Seaside Apartments
Apokoros Club Apt & Std Craft Deco & Activities
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Red Arrows UK Aircraft Acrobatic Team Airshow at Battle of Crete Celebration (Part 2)
Red Arrows UK Aircraft Acrobatic Team Airshow at Battle of Crete celebration- Chania, Crete May 22, 2011.
Kiani Beach Resort Summer in Crete 2010
Kiani Beach Resort Summer in Crete 2010. http://www.kianibeach.com.
Minorischer Friedhof in Armeni, Kreta
Da ich eine Schlange auf dem Friedhof gesehen habe, ist Vorsicht geboten. Bis auf eine, sind Schlangen auf Kreta nicht giftig. Die, die giftig ist, soll für den Menschen aber nicht gefährlich...
Ποδηλάτρεις Χανιά - Βόλτα στους Αρμένους 10/10/2010
Βόλτα στους Αρμένους την Κυριακή 10/10/10. 45 ποδηλάτρεις, βόλτα δίπλα στο ποτάμι.
Catherine de Vries (University of Oxford) at the 2nd Annual GPPF Chania Forum 2013
'Muddling Through' or 'Breaking Through'? New Challenges for the European Project The 2nd Annual Chania Forum organised by the Greek Public Policy Forum took place on September 27 and 28...
Crete 11 Aptera Crete Roman Greek ruins
Views of the Aptera Roman and Greek ruins overlooking Souda Bay in Western Crete.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Stilos
Stylos or Stilos is a village, part of the Armenoi municipal unit in the Chania regional unit of the Greek island of Crete located where natural springs rise at the foot of the White Mountains on the fertile and tree covered Stilos Valley. The Greek etymology of the name of the village is 'column' or 'pillar'. No existing topographical or surviving architectural feature could account for this naming. The village is laid out to the south side of the road from Megala Horafia to Neo Horio.
Aptera, Greece
Aptera is a site in western Crete, a kilometer inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 kilometers east of Chania in the municipality of Akrotiri. It is mentioned (A-pa-ta-wa) in Linear B tablets from the 14th-13th centuries BC. With its highly fortunate geographical situation, the city-state was powerful from Minoan through Hellenistic times, when it gradually declined. It was destroyed by earthquake during the 7th century. By the 12th century, a monastery of St.