Pýrgos
District of Kíssamos
in Chania of Crete, Greece
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Chania International Airport (28 mi) - Kithira Airport (65 mi)
- Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (87 mi)
- Milos Airport (95 mi)
- Santorini Airport (120 mi)
- Sparti Airport (120 mi)
- Porto Cheli Airport (128 mi)
- Paros Airport (133 mi)
- Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (169 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Mystras (Unesco heritage, 131 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.495 and 23.654 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 29' 40" and E 23° 39' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Modern Greek, English, French
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 02:39 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:04 am and 4:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -22.661 and -152.805 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Motu Ura - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Delve into Pýrgos
The district Pýrgos of Kíssamos in Chania (Crete) is a district located in Greece about 172 mi south of Athens, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 67 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 47% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Maria Villas
Kaliviani Traditional Hotel
Cormoranos Apartments
Azure Beach
Balos Beach
Tripodis Apartments
Sunny Bay Hotel
Kissamos Windmills
Eleftheria Hotel
Falasarna Beach Hotel
Videos from this area
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Kastania Lodge , Kastelli Kissamos, West Kreta HD (Western Crete)
Een kort videoverslag van onze vakantie op Kreta, eind april 2009 , in de Kastania Lodge , leuk, sfeervol, kleinschalig, bij Kissamos, voor wie van rust en een landelijke omgeving houdt, (a...
VITSENTZOS KORNAROS departure from Kissamos through rough seas. 30/3/2014.
Ανοιξιατικη αναχωρηση του βετερανικου σκαριου με αρκετο σουελ για αλλο ενα μακρυ ταξιδι στην αγονη. Departure...
Карнавал на Крите в Киссамос (Carnival in Crete in Kissamos)
Карнавал на Крите - яркое зрелище! Танцы, песни и разнообразные движущиеся платформы самых причудливых...
Urban Exploration - Villa Trevizan (Kissamos, Greece)
Ruine einer venizianischen Villa nahe Kissamos aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Video: navik.de Audio: Eschberg.
spilia ag ioanni kissamos
http://candia.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/spilia-at-kissamos/
Kissamos Hotel 2011
www.HotelKissamos.com 172 Iroon Polytechniou Street , Kissamos , Crete Greece , T.K. 73400 Tel. +302822 0 22086 , +302822 0 22861 , +302822 0 22280 Fax +302822 0 22475 ...
Lefteris Koumis MANOUSAKI 24-12-09 ARETOYSA KISSAMOS
TO MANOUSAKI!!!! LAGOUTO BROULAKIS KITHARA SAPOUNAKIS.
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KISSAMOS DIVING CENTER
10\02\2015 9-10 Μποφώρ βοριάς στο μικρό λιμάνι Κισσάμου με το ανάλογο κύμα χτές βράδυ έσπασαν τα σχοινιά από δύο...
Κοπή πίτας 2014 (αστέρια) kissamos gate 13
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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.
Drapanias
Drapanias is a small village in northwestern Crete, Chania (regional unit). It is the principal town in the Cretan municipality of Mythimna. It was built in the ruins of the ancient town of Mythimna. The locals describe Drapanias in three parts: Drapanias, Ano Drapanias ("upper Drapanias") and Kato Drapanias ("lower Drapanias"). This part of Drapanias can be accessed via the main road to Kissamos.
Argastiri
Argastiri is a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It has 35 residents, its elevation is 650 meters above sea level and it lies 48 km south of Chania. It is within the municipal unit of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino). A battle took place in Argastiri during the Greek War of Independence against the Turks. 450 Greeks under Nikiforos Hatzidakis lost the battle by 2000 Turks under Kaouris, the aga of Kantanos. Nikiforos Hatzidakis was killed.
Phalasarna
Falasarna/Phalasarna is an ancient Greek harbor town on the northwest coast of Crete. The currently visible remains of the city were built around 333 BC and include several imposing sandstone towers and bastions, with hundreds of meters of fortification walls protecting the town, and a closed harbor, meaning a harbor protected on all sides by city walls. The harbor is ringed by stone quays with mooring stones, and connected to the sea through two artificial channels.
Skafi
Skafi is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino). The community consists of the following villages (population in 2001): Skafi, pop. 70 Argastiri, pop. 35 Pera Skafi, pop. 62
Polyrrhenia
Polyrrhenia (modern Greek: Πολυρρηνία - Polyrrinia) is a village and an archaeological site in the Chania regional unit of Crete. It is some 7km inland from Kissamos. It was an important Archaic Period settlement co-temporaneous with Lato and Prinias. Polyrrhenia was an important hilltop town, whose territory occupied the whole western extremity of Crete. According to Strabo, it was founded by Achaeans and Lacedaemonians.
Zympragou
Zympragou is a village in Chania regional unit of the island of Crete, Greece. It was part of the former Kissamos Province and belongs to the municipality of Platanias. It has 127 residents. The village is located at an elevation of about 350 meters above sea level. It lies in an agricultural region with significant production of olive oil. It is 35 km southwest of Chania. The biggest church of the village is the church of Saint George. The village is about 3 km south of the town of Voukolies.
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.
Floria
Floria is a small village in the Selino province of southwest Crete, Greece. Floria is part of the Kandanos municipality and, according to the latest census, has around 60 inhabitants. On 23 May 1941 and while the Battle of Crete was unfolding, Floria was the location of a fierce battle between advancing German troops and the local population, who spontaneously decided to resist them.
Moni Gonia Monastery
Moni Gonia Monastery, Monastery of Our Lady of Gonia or Monastery of Panaghia Odigitria is an orthodox monastery located 1 km north of Kolymvari and some 26 km from Chania, on the coast of the south-east Rodopos peninsula in Crete, Greece, overlooking the Gulf of Chania.
Razing of Kandanos
The Razing of Kandanos (Greek: Καταστροφή της Καντάνου) or the Holocaust of Kandanos (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα της Καντάνου) refers to the complete destruction of the village of Kandanos in Western Crete and the killing of about 180 of its inhabitants on 3 June 1941 by German occupying forces during World War II. It was ordered by Generaloberst Kurt Student in reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete that had held advancing German soldiers for two days.
Gramvousa
Gramvousa also Grampousa (Greek: Γραμβούσα or Γραμπούσα, further names include Akra, Cavo Buso, Cavo Bouza, Garabusa and Grabusa) refers to two small uninhabited islands off the coast of north-western Crete in the regional unit of Chania. They are administered from the municipality of Kissamos.
Arnaouti
Arnaouti is an islet on the northern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is just south of the island of Imeri Gramvousa and is located between Imeri Gramvousa and Valenti rock. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.
Valenti rock
Valenti is a rock close to the northwestern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is just south of the island of Imeri Gramvousa and the islet of Arnaouti. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit. Valenti is mentioned in poems and mantinades and usually with Gramvousa.
Petalida
Petalida, also known as Xera (pronounced Ksera), is an islet close to the northern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is located between the island of Imeri Gramvousa and the mainland. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.
Praso (Kissamos)
Praso, also known as Prasonisi (Greek: Πρασονήσι, "leek island"), is an islet close to the eastern coast of Crete, and south-west of the islet of Koursaroi, in the Aegean Sea. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.
Pontikaki
Pontikaki (Greek: Ποντικάκι, "little mouse") is an uninhabited islet off the coast of western Crete that is close to the islet of Pontikonisi. Administratively, it is part of the municipality Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.
Petalouda
Petalouda is an uninhabited islet off the coast of western Crete in the Aegean Sea. Administratively, it is part of the municipality Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.
These districts also belong to Kíssamos.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Kíssamos.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kíssamos.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Pýrgos, Pírgos, Πύργος, Pyrgos
