Delve into Akria in Greece
Akria in the region of Crete is located in Greece - some 214 mi or ( 344 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Akria is now 06:25 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Yeryeri, Rethymno, Profitis Ilias, and Pyrgos. While being here, you might want to check out Tobruk . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Akria ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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F800GS harmless crash
Southern Crete, November 20th 2011. Very loose pavement. 2nd gear. No enough safety distance from rider ahead. Brakes. Engine turned off. Me and bike on the ground. Gear and equipment paid themselves. ..
Crete 4x4 picnic
On The Way To Psiloritis, Crete Picnic ..
The Catapult
Star Beach August 2000 ..
Crete photos
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 35.02 25.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 35.01 25.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 35.06 24.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 35.06 25.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 35.23 25.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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