Palaiá Tavérna
in Rethymno of Crete, Greece

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.187 and 24.423 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 11' 13" and E 24° 25' 23"
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: 11:50 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Athens
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:56 am and 5:16 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

Delve into Palaiá Tavérna

Palaiá Tavérna in Rethymno (Crete) with it's 25 habitants is located in Greece about 197 mi (or 317 km) south of Athens, the country's capital town.

Current time in Palaiá Tavérna is now 11:50 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Palaiá Tavérna, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Greece is Chania International Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 46 km), North-West. 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: Rethymno, Agia Foteini, Chora Sfakion, Vryses and Moires. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F

Morning Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Evening Temperature 22°C / 72 °F
Night Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 50%
Air Pressure 1020 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 32% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Friday, 15th of November 2024

21°C (70 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

18°C (64 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Kalypso Cretan Village Resort & Spa

Address
1,7 mi
Karavos
74060 Plakias
Greece

Time Information

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


Plakias Resorts

Address
1,3 mi
31 Kazantzaki Street
Agios Vasileios
Greece

Time Information

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


Village Apartments

Address
1,5 mi
Mirthios
74060 Agios Vasileios
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Stefanos Village

Address
1,5 mi
Myrthios
740 60 Plakias
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:59
Weekend: 7:00 - 0:59


Costas & Chrysoula

Address
1,5 mi
Plakias
74060 Agios Vasileios
Greece

Time Information

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


Manolis Apartments

Address
1,6 mi
Plakias
74060 Agios Vasileios
Greece

Time Information

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


Anna Plakias Apartments

Address
1,6 mi
Plakias
74060 Agios Vasileios
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Sofia Hotel

Address
1,7 mi
Plakias
74060 Agios Vasileios
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Horizon Beach Hotel

Address
2,0 mi
Plakias
74 060 Plakias
Greece

Time Information

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


Anna-Ageliki Apartments

Address
0,5 mi
Damnoni, Plakias
74060 Agios Vasileios
Greece

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

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Kalypso Cretan Village Resort & Spa-Diving Center

Published: February 01, 2010
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: December 21, 2011
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Eleni Giorgos

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Published: August 08, 2010
Length: 00:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
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Plakias night sky time lapse.


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Published: April 22, 2014
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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.

Atsipades

Atsipades (Greek: Ατσιπάδες, also Atsipades Korakias which refers specifically to the peak) is a modern village and an archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in western Crete. It is part of the community Koxare within the municipal unit Foinikas. Atsipades is about 20km south of the modern town of Rethymno. Korakias peak is a part of Mount Kouroupas, above the modern village of Atsipades.

Located at 35.224, 24.453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Minoan sites in Crete, Sanctuaries in Greece

Plakias

Plakias is a village on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno regional unit, about 30 kilometres south of the city of Rethymno. It is part of the municipal unit Foinikas. It is surrounded by mountains to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. The name in Greek means "flat", because the town stands on an alluvial fan of material that has washed down the Kotsifou gorge directly to the north .

Located at 35.1833, 24.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)

Kouroupa

Kouroupa is a mountain in western Crete. Its summit is 984 metres above sea level. To the east of the mountain lies Kourtaliotiko Gorge. The summit, its telecoms masts and chapel are accessed by an unsurfaced road up from Atsipades village on the northern side of the mountain. On the southern side of the mountain are the villages of Asomatos and Mirthios.

Located at 35.2167, 24.4333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountains of Crete, Rethymno (regional unit)

Kotsifos Gorge

The Kotsifos Gorge is a gorge on the southern side of the western part of the island of Crete. It is situated west of the mountain of Kouroupa, north of the town of Plakias, and on the road between Sellia and Angouseliana. It is noted for the high number of Cretan endemic plant species that grow there.

Located at 35.221, 24.401 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rethymno (regional unit), Gorges of Crete

Lefkogeia

Lefkogeia is a village in the municipal unit of Foinikas, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The village has 289 inhabitants.

Located at 35.18, 24.44 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)

Preveli

Preveli is a location on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno regional unit, notable for its historic monastery.

Located at 35.1576, 24.4563 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rethymno (regional unit), Monasteries in Crete, Christian monasteries in Greece, Greek Orthodox monasteries, Medieval Crete, Battle of Crete

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Παλαιά Ταβέρνα, Palaia Taverna