Kritsá
in Lasithi of Crete, Greece
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Sitia Airport (26 mi) - Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (29 mi)
- Kasos Airport (74 mi)
- Santorini Airport (86 mi)
- Karpathos Airport (87 mi)
- Chania International Airport (88 mi)
- Astypalaia Airport (106 mi)
- Paros Airport (131 mi)
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Milas Bodrum International Airport (183 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.158 and 25.645 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 9' 29" and E 25° 38' 40"
- 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: 02:46 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:53 am and 5:10 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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
Touring Kritsá
Kritsá in Lasithi (Crete) with it's 1,296 residents is a town located in Greece about 222 mi (or 358 km) south-east of Athens, the country's capital place.
Time in Kritsá is now 02:46 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby Kritsá, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Greece is Sitia Airport in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Agios Nikolaos, Ierapetra, Kastelli, Gournes and Sitia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 67 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
15°C (58 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
19°C (65 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Blue Marine Resort & Spa - All Inclusive
Minos Beach Art hotel
Alex Beach Hotel - Bungalows - All Inclusive
Faedra Beach
Miramare Resort & Spa
Cretan Village Hotel
Hermes Hotel
Mistral Bay
Alantha Hotel
Palazzo Arhontiko Hotel Apartments
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Kritsa
read more at http://candia.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/kritsa/
Kritsa Melina Merkouri Κριτσά Εκπομπή Γυρίσματα Μελίνα Μερκούρη
Το χωριό της Κριτσάς με το περίφημο λάδι, την παραδοσιακή αρχιτεκτονική φυσιογνωμία και τους ωραίους ανθρώ...
Κριτσά Λασιθίου Κρήτης * Kritsa Lasithi Crete Greece
Η Κριτσά είναι χωριό που βρίσκεται στο νομό Λασιθίου και είναι κτισμένη αμφιθεατρικά στους πρόποδες του...
kindergarden of Kritsa
Kritsa 25-3-14 Before the parade.
Kritsa American nutritionists - extra virgin olive oil (2010) part2
American nutritionists visited the village Kritsa (Lasithi). The village women cooked traditional food with extra virgin olive oil ("Kritsa 03"), production of agricultural cooperative Kritsa...
Kritsa American nutritionists - extra virgin olive oil (2010) part1
American nutritionists visited the village Kritsa (Lasithi). The village women cooked traditional food with extra virgin olive oil ("Kritsa 03"), production of agricultural cooperative Kritsa...
Πάσχα στην Κριτσά (2009) μέρος 2- Pasxa sthn Kritsa
Πάσχα στην Κριτσά (2009) μέρος 2.
kritsa protoxronia 2009(part 1)
Πρωτοχρονιά 2009 στην Κριτσά Λασιθίου Κάλαντα από τον πολιτιστικό σύλλογο Κριτσάς.
kritsa protoxronia 2009(part 2)
Πρωτοχρονιά 2009 στην Κριτσά Λασιθίου Κάλαντα από τον πολιτιστικό σύλλογο Κριτσάς.
kritsa koures.wmv
kritsa koures.
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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.
Kroustas
Kroustas is a small village close to Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located on a hill 520 m above the sea level. In the year 2001 the village had around 500 inhabitants. Kroustas is known for its magnificent view of Mirabello Bay. It is also known for its traditional cuisine including myzithropites (special cheese pies), ftazymo bread and aiga vrasti (boiled goat). In the past people of Kroustas were shepherds and land workers.
Lato
Lato was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the small town of Kritsa. The Dorian city-state was built in a defensible position overlooking Mirabello Bay between two peaks, both of which became acropolises to the city. Although the city probably predates the arrival of the Dorians, the ruins date mainly from the Dorian period (5th and 4th centuries BCE). The city was destroyed c.
Kritsa
Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. During the Middle Ages, it was thought to be the largest village in Crete. Kritsa has been destroyed many times during the last centuries because it participated in all of Crete's revolutions.
Exo Lakkonia
Exo Lakkonia is a traditional village with small population near Agios Nikolaos of Crete. It has a folklore museum and some traditional coffee shops and an old church of St. George. It is located in a plain between the Oropedio Lasithiou and the area of Agios Nikolaos. A lot of European people have invested in the property in the area. It is also famous for a spring of water coming from the Lasithi mountain.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kritsá.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kritsá, Κριτσά, Kritsa
