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Petra Destination Guide

Delve into Petra in Greece

Petra in the region of Central Greece is a city in Greece - some 123 mi or ( 199 km ) North-West of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Petra

Current time in Petra is now 01:59 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zimotaria, Vithisma, Thermo, Patras, and Paravola. While being here, make sure to check out Zimotaria . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Petra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

PERKOS NAFPAKTIAS.mpg

7:43 min by xoroxronos
Views: 2794 Rating: 4.67

Nafpaktia trip to the mountain. Perkos, a beautiful village, with few residents. The route follows the flow of Evinos. September 2008. ............................................................. Ταξ ..

ΓΑΥΡΟΣ ΕΥΡΥΤΑΝΙΑΣ

3:58 min by TSIGASDM
Views: 2320 Rating: 5.00

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1996 - Lakomata Kaliakoudas - Λακώματα Καλιακουδας - Part 2

4:14 min by T evrytan
Views: 281 Rating: 0.00

28 August, 1996 - Lakomata Kaliakoudas, where was the annual celebration for the Battle of Kaliakouda in the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire, fought on 28 August, 1823. ..

Driving from Prousos to Karpenisi (canyon and mountain road driving, Greece) - onboard camera

35:56 min by CostasAthan
Views: 62 Rating: 5.00

Driving from Prousos Orthodox Monastery to Karpenisi. The video starts outside Prousos Orthodox Monastery, continues through the canyon on a narrow windy road, at some point it passes literally under ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Argyro Pigadi

Argyro Pigadi is a village in the municipality of Thermo, western Greece, in the region of Oreini Trichonida. The village is located near the second highest peak of the Panaitoliko mountain range, Triantafyllia. Nearby villages include Amvrakia, Nerochori, Kokkinovrysi, and Kastania. The name Argyro Pigadi means Silver Well, a reference to the abundance of water in the region.

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Located at 38.69 21.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania

Trichonida Province

Trichonida Province was one of the provinces of the Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Agrinio and Thermo. It was abolished in 2006.

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Located at 38.66 21.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Provinces of Greece

Voutyro

Voutyro is a small village located 6 kilometers south-west of Karpenisi, the capital of Evrytania, Greece. Voutyro is situated at an elevation of 820 meters orBad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| (820)*1/0.3048 | 1-3 }} feet. Voutyro is known by UNESCO as one of the five most environmentally clean areas in the world. Voutyro is a traditional village of about 150 residents, part of the municipal unit of Karpenisi. The village is verdurous with fountains of spring mountain water.

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Located at 38.88 21.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Evrytania

Thermos (Aetolia)

Thermos (also known as Thermon or Thermum) was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios famous for the archaic terra cotta metopes decorated with painted scenes from mythology which are among the earliest examples of this art form in Greece.

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Located at 38.56 21.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Aetolia, Historical religious sanctuaries, Mycenaean sites in central Greece

Kalesmeno

Kalesmeno is a district of Karpenisi in Greece.

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Located at 38.90 21.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Evrytania