Drakóna
in Chania of Crete, Greece

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.501 and 23.776 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 30' 3" and E 23° 46' 31"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Modern Greek, English, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:07 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/Athens
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:10 am and 5:13 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-22.661 and -152.805 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Motu Ura
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Greece in Southern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Drakóna

Drakóna in Chania (Crete) is located in Greece about 171 mi (or 276 km) south of Athens, the country's capital.

Local time in Drakóna is now 11:07 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Drakóna, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Greece is Chania International Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Archaeological Site of Mystras in a distance of 134 mi (or 216 km), North-West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gerani, Kissamos, Chania, Palaiochora and Vryses. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Night Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 53%
Air Pressure 1026 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

17°C (62 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

18°C (64 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Louis Creta Princess

Address
4,1 mi
Maleme Village Area A
73014 Platanias
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Metohi Georgila

Address
4,8 mi
Metochion, Pyrgos Psilonerou
73014 Platanias
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Grand Bay Beach Resort Exclusive Adults

Address
2,9 mi
KOLYMBARI
73006 Platanias
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Cormoranos Apartments

Address
3,5 mi
Nopigia
73400 Kissamos
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Kris Apartments

Address
4,8 mi
Pyrgos Psilonerou, Maleme
73014 Platanias
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ledra Maleme Hotel

Address
4,5 mi
Maleme
73100 Chania Maleme
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 9:00 - 20:00
Weekend: closed


Sunny Suites

Address
4,1 mi
Maleme
73014 Platanias
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Azure Beach

Address
3,5 mi
Nopigia Kissamou
73400 Kissamos
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Villa Polichna

Address
2,5 mi
Kolimbari
73006 Kolimbari
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Villa Rita Apartments

Address
3,6 mi
Tavronitis
730 06 Platanias
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Kreta Teil2 - Crete Part2 Griechenland Travel Channel

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Length: 37:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: April 22, 2012
Length: 37:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: August 27, 2013
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: September 11, 2012
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Length: 04:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Length: 29:31 min
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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.

Olive tree of Vouves

The Olive tree of Vouves is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is probably one of the oldest olive trees in the world and still produces olives today. The use of tree ring analysis has proven the tree to be at least 2000 years old. On the other end of the scale, scientists from the University of Crete have estimated it to be 4,000 years old. The trunk has a perimeter of 12.5 m and a diameter of 4.6 m.

Located at 35.4867, 23.7869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Olives, Individual trees, Landmarks in Greece, Chania (regional unit)


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Drakóna, Δρακόνα, Dhrakóna