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Akhladhes Destination Guide

Delve into Akhladhes in Greece

Akhladhes in the region of Crete is a city in Greece - some 187 mi or ( 301 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

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Current time in Akhladhes is now 02:19 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, Zoniana, Yena, Voleones, and Vistayi. 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 Akhladhes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Traditional Greek Dancing in Crete

9:58 min by livingincrete
Views: 66865 Rating: 4.55

Greek traditional dancing filmed at the Roumeli Festival on 31st August 2007. Roumeli is a traditional village between Peramo and Panormo between Rethymno and Heraklion on the northern coast of Crete. ..

The Olive Harvest

5:20 min by livingincrete
Views: 17932 Rating: 4.97

Traditional olive harvesting in the village of Roumeli on the north coast of Crete between Rethymno and Heraklion ..


Scooter Cam Visits Panormo Crete

7:25 min by livingincrete
Views: 13609 Rating: 5.00

The idea was simple, fit a Sony High Definition Video Camera to the handlebar of a scooter and ride around the Crete Tourist resort village of Panormo near Rethymno. We visit the beaches tavernas and ..

Barbarossa Pirate Ship Departs Panormo Crete

2:26 min by livingincrete
Views: 6684 Rating: 5.00

The Barbarossa "Pirate Ship" is a popular tourist attraction based in Rethymno on the north coast of Crete. In this video she is seen leaving Panormo harbour having picked up extra passengers on her w ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Greek National Road 90

Greek National Road 90 is a national highway of Greece. It runs along the north coast of the island Crete. It connects Kissamos in the west with Siteia in the east, via Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion and Agios Nikolaos. Three sections (the bypasses of the cities Chania, Rethymno, and Heraklion) have been upgraded to motorway standard. These new sections carry the designation A90. The road is part of the European route E75.

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Located at 35.41 24.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Roads in Greece

Mourtzana

Mourtzana is a village in Greece situated on the Old National Road Rethymno - Heraklion. It belongs to the community of Garazo in the municipal unit of Kouloukonas in Crete. Mourtzana was built after the re-conquest of Crete by Nikiforos Fokas from the Saracens in 961 AD. The island was under the Saracens' rule for about 134 years. During that time, one of the main policies of the Byzantines was to re-Hellenize the island.

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Located at 35.35 24.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)

Eleutherna Bridge

The Eleutherna Bridge is an ancient Greek corbel arch bridge near the Cretan town of Eleutherna, Greece. The well-preserved structure has a single span of 3.95 m, which is quite large for a false arch. The opening is cut from the unmortared limestone blocks in the shape of an isosceles triangle, the height of which is 1.84 m. The overall length of the bridge measures 9.35 m.

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Located at 35.34 24.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ancient bridges in Greece, Buildings and structures in Crete, Corbel arch bridges, Rethymno (regional unit), Stone bridges

Skouloufia

Skouloufia is a village in the Municipality of Arkadi in the island of Crete, Greece.

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Located at 35.35 24.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)

Eleutherna

Eleutherna, also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno regional unit. Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida in the municipality of Prines, the highest mountain in Crete; it flourished from the Dark Ages of Greece’s early history until Byzantine times. In the systematic Eleutherna project, a team of archaeologists from the University of Crete has been in charge since 1984.

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Located at 35.32 24.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Iron Age sites in Greece, Populated places in Ancient Greece, Roman sites in Greece