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Agios Nikolaos Destination Guide

Delve into Agios Nikolaos in Greece

Agios Nikolaos in the region of Crete with its 10,799 residents is a city in Greece - some 222 mi or ( 358 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Agios Nikolaos

Current time in Agios Nikolaos is now 10:18 PM (Tuesday) . 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, Xirokambos, Fira, Skhisma, and Rethymno. 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 Agios Nikolaos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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 ..

AGIOS NIKOLAOS-CRETE

4:38 min by petalogatos
Views: 837 Rating: 5.00

...from my vacations in Agios Nikolaos, in Crete, a video to remember the place I relaxed,..the excellent cretan hospitality...the sun and the sea...the cretan cooking, the "raki"..!!! See also my vid ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos

The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is a museum in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. Established in 1970, the museum contains archaeological finds in chronological order beginning with the Neolithic era, Minoan remains, and ending with Greco-Roman finds. It consists of eight large rooms and amongst its most famous exhibits is the Goddess of Mirtos, a libation vessel in the form of a female figure discovered at a Bronze Age settlement at Fournos, near Mirtos.

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Located at 35.19 25.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Greece, Museums established in 1970, Museums in Crete

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 0 km away
Tags: Lakes of Greece, Lasithi

Mikronisi (Lasithi)

Mikronisi (Greek: Μικρονήσι, "little island") is an uninhabited Greek islet, in the Aegean Sea, close to the northern coast of eastern Crete. Administratively it lies within the Agios Nikolaos municipality of Lasithi.

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Located at 35.20 25.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Islands of Crete, Lasithi, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece

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 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Ancient mints, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Geography of Crete, Ruins in Greece

Naxos (Crete)

Naxos or Naxus was an ancient town of Crete, according to the Scholiast (ad Pind. Isth. vi. 107) celebrated for its whetstones. Some classicists have doubted the existence of this city. The islands Crete and Naxos were famed for their whetstones (Plin. xxxvi. 22; xviii. 28), hence the confusion. Modern scholarship and archaeology seem to confirm its existence. Naxos was located near the ancient city of Olous, atop a mountain now called Oxa where ruins can still be found.

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Located at 35.24 25.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Former populated places in Greece, Geography of Crete, Ruins in Greece

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Agios Nikolaos