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Galatas Destination Guide

Delve into Galatas in Greece

Galatas in the region of Crete with its 2,377 residents is a city in Greece - some 172 mi or ( 277 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Galatas

Current time in Galatas is now 06:17 PM (Thursday) . 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: Tobruk, Benghazi, Zouridhiana, Gerani, and Tsikalaria. While being here, make sure to check out Tobruk . 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 Galatas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Modern Greek: Lesson 12 - Τα εισιτήρια

1:25 min by Papaloizos
Views: 5561 Rating: 5.00

Learn Greek the easy way with Papaloizos Publications. Featured Greek Language video is from textbook Modern Greek, Lesson 12 (page138) written by Theodore C. Papaloizos, PH.D. Video series reinforces ..

Kreta, Kato Stalos 2010

1:00 min by MrLesien
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Aegean Boeing 737-300 Landing

6:00 min by eliaji
Views: 2527 Rating: 4.00

Aegean Boeing 733 lands at Chania Airport ..

Niriis hotel (www.niriis-hotel.gr) and 2-bed room, in Agii Apostoli, Chania, Crete, Greece.

2:11 min by George Tsampas
Views: 2032 Rating: 5.00

Niriis hotel (www.niriis-hotel.gr) and 2-bed room, in Agii Apostoli, Chania, Crete, Greece. Niriis is a small, family run hotel, 100m from the beach. Video is taken on the left side of the hotel. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Fallschirmjäger memorial

The Fallschirmjäger memorial is a German war memorial for German parachutists who fell during the ten-day Battle of Crete in World War II. The memorial, known to Cretans as the German bird (Greek: Γερμανικό πουλί, Germaniko pouli) or the Evil bird (Greek: Κακό πουλί, Kako pouli), was erected in 1941 by the occupation forces and is located about 3 kilometers west of Chania on the road to Agii Apostoli.

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Located at 35.51 23.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Battle of Crete, Buildings and structures completed in 1941, Crete in World War II, Military history of Germany during World War II, World War II memorials

Stalos

Stalos is a village in western Crete. It is about 8 km (5 mi) west of Chania.

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Located at 35.50 23.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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Lazaretta

Lazaretta, also called Lazaretto (and alternatively spelled Lazareto), is an uninhabited island close to the northern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is located near the city of Chania and administratively, it is within the municipality of Chania, in Chania regional unit.

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Located at 35.52 24.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Chania (regional unit), Islands of Crete, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece

Agioi Apostoloi

Agioi Apostoloi (Greek: Άγιοι Απόστολοι, "Holy Apostles") is an uninhabited islet to the north of the western coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. Administratively, it is within the municipality of Chania, in Chania regional unit.

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Located at 35.52 24.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Chania (regional unit), Islands of Crete, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece

Mournies

Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. It was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos.

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Located at 35.49 24.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Galatas