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Kritsa Destination Guide

Touring Kritsa in Greece

Kritsa in the region of Crete with its 1,560 citizens is a city located in Greece - some 222 mi or ( 357 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kritsa

Time in Kritsa is now 03:01 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Fira, Skhisma, Rethymno, and Patras. Being here already, consider visiting Tobruk . 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 Kritsa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Κριτσά - Του Λασιθιού ο δρόμος - ΕΤ3 - Kritsa

6:32 min by danisktm
Views: 20594 Rating: 4.90

Οι Λυράρηδες του Αιγαίου - Του Λασιθιού ο δρόμος. Ο Δημήτρης Σγουρός και η παρέα του στα στενά της Κριτσάς ξεδιπλώνουν τους ήχους της ανατολικής Κρήτης μέσα από το λόγο και τη μουσική τους. ..

pasxa ston agio nikolao 2008 (easter)

5:11 min by oliver999fan
Views: 6536 Rating: 4.94

pasxa ston agio nikolao ,kritis to 2008. polla veggalika kai varelota,o ioudas sthn mesi,polus kosmos kai polla kerakia gurw apo tin limni. pragmatika aksizei na perasetai to pasxa ston agio nikolao ..


AGIOS NIKOLAOS-CRETE

12:07 min by petalogatos
Views: 5627 Rating: 4.00

...a video of the city of Agios Nikolaos... a special tour by car, to keep "alive" beautiful scenes of my vacations, as much as possible, and show you this wonderful place!!! Have a nice summer everyb ..

Hermes Hotel, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece

3:08 min by mhotelscrete
Views: 4156 Rating: 5.00

Hermes Hotel, Ideal for your exclusive holidays in Crete! www.mhotels.gr Situated at the coastal line of Agios Nikolaos, on top of the beach and overlooking the marvelous bay of MIRABELLO, the HERMES ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kritsa

Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. During the Middle Ages, it was thought to be the largest village in Crete. Kritsa has been destroyed many times during the last centuries because it participated in all of Crete's revolutions.

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Located at 35.17 25.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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Lato

Lato was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the small town of Kritsa. The Dorian city-state was built in a defensible position overlooking Mirabello Bay between two peaks, both of which became acropolises to the city. Although the city probably predates the arrival of the Dorians, the ruins date mainly from the Dorian period (5th and 4th centuries BCE). The city was destroyed c.

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Located at 35.18 25.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Ancient mints, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Geography of Crete, Ruins in Greece

Kroustas

Kroustas is a small village close to Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located on a hill 520 m above the sea level. In the year 2001 the village had around 500 inhabitants. Kroustas is known for its magnificent view of Mirabello Bay. It is also known for its traditional cuisine including myzithropites (special cheese pies), ftazymo bread and aiga vrasti (boiled goat). In the past people of Kroustas were shepherds and land workers.

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Located at 35.14 25.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Lasithi

Exo Lakkonia

Exo Lakkonia is a traditional village with small population near Agios Nikolaos of Crete. It has a folklore museum and some traditional coffee shops and an old church of St. George. It is located in a plain between the Oropedio Lasithiou and the area of Agios Nikolaos. A lot of European people have invested in the property in the area. It is also famous for a spring of water coming from the Lasithi mountain.

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Located at 35.20 25.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Lasithi

Lake Voulismeni

Lake Voulismeni is a former sweetwater small lake, later connected to the sea, located at the centre of the town of Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete It has a circular shape of a diameter of 137 m and depth 64 m. The locals refer to it as just "the lake". The lake connects to the harbour of the town by a channel dug in 1870. A panoramic view of the lake can be seen from a small park situated above it. According to legend, the goddess Athena bathed in it.

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Located at 35.19 25.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kritsa