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Afration Destination Guide

Discover Afration in Greece

Afration in the region of Crete is a town located in Greece - some 218 mi or ( 351 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital .

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Local time in Afration is now 04:03 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Tzermiadon, Thrapsanon, Thomadhianon, and Rethymno. When in this area, you might want to check out Tobruk . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Afration ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Columbus Annabelle Village Creta

2:09 min by Thomas Marzari
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Lasithi Plateau

0:27 min by metaxaman1962
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View of the Lasithi Plateau in Crete from Homosapien Village ..


Crete 07-2010 Jeep Safari

14:31 min by Guy Stephany
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With the Jeep through the mountains of Crete in 2010 Mat der Jeep durch d?Bierger vun Kreta an 2010 Mit dem Jeep durch die Berge von Kreta in 2010 Avec le Jeep à travers la montagne de Crete en 2010 ..

vincent bungee jump 082008

0:46 min by clubfilth
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bungee jump @ starbeach chersonissos ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chondros

Chondros is a village and a community in the Heraklion regional unit of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipality Viannos. The community consists of the villages Chondros, Agios Ioannis, Dermatos, Kastri and Pervola.

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Located at 35.03 25.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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Psychro Cave

Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Diktaean Cave, the putative site of Zeus' birth. According to Hesiod, Theogony 477, Rhea gave birth to Zeus in a cave of Mount Aegaeon, near Lyttos; since the late nineteenth century the cave above the modern village of Psychro has been identified with this sanctuary.

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Located at 35.16 25.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ancient caves of Greece, Greek mythology, Lasithi, Minoan sites in Crete

Holocaust of Viannos

The Holocaust of Viannos (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα της Βιάννου) refers to a mass extermination campaign launched by Nazi forces against the civilian residents of around 20 villages located in the areas of east Viannos and west Ierapetra provinces on the Greek island of Crete during World War II. The killings, with a death toll in excess of 500, were carried out on 14–16 September 1943 by Wehrmacht units.

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Located at 35.04 25.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1943 in Greece, Conflicts in 1943, Crete in World War II, Massacres in Greece during World War II, Nazi war crimes, War crimes in Greece, World War II sites in Greece

Lyctus

For the beetle genus, see Lyctus (beetle). Lyctus or Lyttos, was one of the most considerable cities in ancient Crete, which appears in the Homeric catalogue. Lyttos is now a village in the municipality of Minoa Pediada.

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Located at 35.21 25.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek mints, Apollo, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Spartan colonies

Limnakaro

Limnakaro is a small (approx. 1000 m in the E-W direction and 600 m in the N-S) plateau located south of the Lassithi plateau, near the villages of Avrakondes and Agios Georgios in eastern Crete, Greece. Limnakaro lies at about 1120 m above sea level, at the feet of the Spathi summit that rises at 2148 m. Because of its altitude, the plateau is mainly used as grazing grounds for sheep and goats. It has a rich wild flora and grows a number of walnut, pear, apple and chestnut trees.

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Located at 35.14 25.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Lasithi, Plateaus of Europe