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Ambelon Destination Guide

Touring Ambelon in Greece

Ambelon in the region of Attica is located in Greece - some 22 mi or ( 36 km ) North-East of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ambelon

Time in Ambelon is now 12:40 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vrana, Vothon, Varnavas, Stamata, and Peristeri. Being here already, consider visiting Vrana . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ambelon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Join AHEPA All Star Marathon Team.mpg

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On October 31, 2010 the Athens Classic Marathon will commemorate the 2500th running of the FIRST marathon. THIS IS THE MARATHON IN MARATHON. As part of the AHEPA Marathon Team you will retrace the ori ..

Schinias beach, Attica, Greece

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Schinias beach in Attica, Greece brought to you by www.abeachholiday.com See more beach videos, beach photos and information for Schinias beach in Attica, Greece on http ..


ALMIROPOTAMOS IN EVIA - GREECE Greekcypriot's photos around Almiropótamos, Greece (slideshow)

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Preview of Greekcypriot's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..

Navy Flying Years

7:03 min by gemara23
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My Navy Flying Years. Thanks all the people who flew with me! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility

Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility is a facility used by the Greek Navy for transmitting messages to submarines in the LF-range at Kato Souli near Marathon, Greece. It was commissioned in 1989 and uses as tallest antenna tower a 250-metre-tall guyed mast with umbrella antenna, the tallest structure in Greece. The site has an area of 650 acres. Nearby there was a transmission site of the US Navy with several shortwave transmitters.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.15 24.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Hellenic Navy

Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre

The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre (Ολυμπιακό Κωπηλατοδρόμιο Σχοινιά) was built to host the rowing and canoe sprint events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. It is the most northerly venue of the 2004 Games situated to the east of the town of Marathon. It covers 1.24 km² and has a spectator capacity of 14,000. It is a part of Schinias National Park.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.15 24.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic canoeing venues, Olympic rowing venues, Rowing venues, Sports venues in Greece

Helios Airways Flight 522

Helios Airways Flight 522 (HCY 522 or ZU522) was a Helios Airways Boeing 737–31S flight that crashed into a mountain on 14 August 2005 at 12:04 EEST, north of Marathon and Varnavas, Greece, whilst flying from Larnaca, Cyprus. A lack of oxygen incapacitated the crew, leading to the plane's eventual crash after running out of fuel. Rescue teams located wreckage near the community of Grammatiko, 40 km from Athens. All 121 on board were killed.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.23 23.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2005 in Cyprus, 2005 in Greece, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by fuel exhaustion, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot incapacitation, Airliner accidents and incidents involving in-flight depressurization, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2005, Aviation accidents and incidents in Greece

Battle of Marathon

The Battle of Marathon (Greek: Μάχη τοῦ Μαραθῶνος, Machē tu Marathōnos) took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. It was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.12 23.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 490 BC, Battle of Marathon, Battles involving Athens, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire

Kotroni Airport

Kotroni Airport is a small airport situated northwest of Marathonas, Greece. It has one of the smallest runways in the world. Both runways are mostly used by helicopters because Kotroni is normally a base for the Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command. To indicate that helicopters land at the site, the airport has helipad signs on the surface of the runways. It also contains 4 helipads, which are on the runway and 16 helicopters' parking positions.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.14 23.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports in Greece, Buildings and structures in Attica, Hellenic Navy, Military installations of Greece