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Delve into Áno Ákria
The district Áno Ákria of Atsipádes in Nomós Irakleíou (Crete) is a district located in Greece about 215 mi south of Athens, the country's capital town.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Agioi Deka, Moires, Gazi, Irakleion and Kastelli. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 52% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 94% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
15°C (60 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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In einer Taverne auf Kreta 2005
Ein schöner Abend in einer Taverne. Hier kann man mal richtig abschalten.
Утро и его звуки. Крит 17 февраля 2013.
Из серии "Погода на Крите." Утро и его звуки 17 февраля 2013. Про все на Крите: www.aristokriti.com.
Кусочек водного мира с острова Крит
Это видео снято в CretAquarium - аквариуме, открытом для посещения в районе Гувес, остров Крит. Цена посещения...
Пещера Зевса. Крит.
Многие знают, что именно на Крите,согласно мифу, находится Пещера, где был рожден царь олимпийских богов...
Осеннее море. Крит.
10/10/2013: 60-какое-то августа на Крите продолжается)) Многие еще проводят дни на пляже и даже купаются!.. www.aristokriti.com.
Динозавры на Крите. Живая минутка с выставки Dinosauria в Гувес
Удовольствие для детей и взрослых! Прекрасно выполненные экспонаты, динозавры в натуральную величину в...
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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.
Stavies
Stavies is a small village in the southern part of Crete, Greece. This village is built at a height of 240 m above sea-level, on the south edge of the valley of Messara and is mentioned in the Archives of Chandax in 1370. It is possible that the name Stavies has its origin in the Italian name Stavia, a town destroyed in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. After the destruction of their village, refugees could have landed in Crete and built the present village.
Gortyn
"Gortyna" redirects here. For the Arcadian city, see Gortyna, Arcadia. For the noctuid moth genus, see Gortyna (moth). Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna (Greek: Γόρτυν, Γόρτυς, or Γόρτυνα) is a municipality and an archaeological site on the Mediterranean island of Crete, 45 km away from the modern capital Heraklion. The seat of the municipality is the village Agioi Deka. Gortyn, the Roman capital of Crete, was first inhabited around 3200 BC, and was a flourishing Minoan town between 1600-1100 BC.
Mount Juktas
A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas, also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization. Located a few kilometers from the palaces of Knossos and Fourni and the megaron at Vathypetro, Mount Juktas was the site of an important peak sanctuary in the Minoan world. At the base of Juktas, at Anemospilia, is a site that has suggested to some that the Minoans practiced human sacrifice, but the evidence is currently somewhat in question.
Lentas
Lentas, Lentas is a coastal village 75 km south of Heraklion, on the south coast of Crete in Greece. It belongs to the community of Miamou within the municipality of Gortyna.
Miamou
Miamou is a mountain village in Greece (altitude 353 metres) 60 km south of Heraklion, on the south of Crete. It belongs to the municipality of Gortyn. It had a population of 122 (2001). The Libyan Sea is nearly 2 to 3 km to the south.
Charakas
Charakas is a village in the municipality of Archanes-Asterousia on Crete, Greece with about 1000 inhabitants. It is about 45 km south from Heraklion, which is the largest city of Crete. The village lies on the foothills of Asterousia mountain and near(15 km)the south coast of Crete,behind the mountain Libyan Sea. Charakas has a great rock (haraki), 35m high, with a temple and a castle.
Galatas Palace
The Galatas Palace is a Minoan site on Crete found in the early 1990s. The East Wing is the best preserved part of the building, while the West and South wings have been extensively damaged. Excavations have continued the North wing of the building, which is proving to be more promising. The archaeological site is considered by its excavator to be a Minoan palace.
Kalyvia, Heraklion
Kalyvia is a village in the Heraklion regional unit on southern Crete in Greece. The local area was important in the Minoan era, as manifested by the extensive ruins of nearby Phaistos, a major palatial settlement of the Bronze Age.
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km South of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis.
Gergeri
Gergeri is the seat of Rouvas municipal unit in Heraklion regional unit in the Greek island of Crete. The population was 1,809 in 2001. Gergeri's location is at a region called "Pano Riza" of Psiloreiti's, and in that region there are also the villages Panasos,Nivritos,Zaros,Vorizia and Kamares. Nowadays,everyone in Gergeri and in Pano Riza is proud for the too many companies that we have in Gergeri, and also for our football club Rouvas F.C. , which now is playing on Football League 2.
Partira
Partira is a small village in Crete. It is located near Arkalochori in the regional unit of Heraklion. Its population is 400. In the summer it is warm and sunny almost every day, at winter it is cold and rarely snowy. In the near territory there are some areas like (Vitsilia Village, Lagada, Metochi, Episkopi) where the residents are engaged in rural work.
Greek National Road 97
Greek National Road 97 is a national highway on the island of Crete, Greece. It connects Heraklion with Agia Galini on the south coast, via Moires.
Nisoplaka
Nisoplaka (Greek: Νησοπλάκα, "island rock") is a small islet off the coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is administered from Asterousia in Heraklion regional unit.
Thetis (island)
Thetis is a small islet off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is administered from Asterousia in Heraklion regional unit.
Myrtia, Heraklion
Myrtia is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete, Greece. It is 15 km from Heraklion. It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea. It borders with the municipal unit of Episkopi and the municipality of Heraklion, and the villages Astrakoi and Agies Paraskies. It has a population of 651 inhabitants, according to Census 2001.