Explore Alonai in Greece
Alonai in the region of Crete is a town in Greece - some 193 mi or ( 311 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital city .
Current time in Alonai is now 06:14 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Metokhia Fratzeskiana, Yianniou, Yeranion, and Fira. Since you are here already, 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. Where to go and what to see in Alonai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Plakias, Crete 2010
Holiday snaps from Plakias, Crete and surrounding areas, September 2010 ..
MiMEtoLiTHs redux
This is my 16x9 trailer for MiMEtoLITHs, a 60 minute movie about rocks that look like living beings, on the island of Crete. It also touches on interstellar space travel, genetic manipulation, Shapesh ..
Plakias Beach / Crete
There was a dreamy day, hours before my birthday that I filmed Plakias beach. My lovely wooden beach bar, mes tin ammo, was there to fill that night with music and alcohol. I left my secrets that nigh ..
Plakia Panorama common pool
Plakia Panorama is development on the South Coast of Crete, just 600 meters from the Libyan Sea. Contact Kreta Eiendom SA for more information: www.kretaeiendom.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kotsifos Gorge
The Kotsifos Gorge is a gorge on the southern side of the western part of the island of Crete. It is situated west of the mountain of Kouroupa, north of the town of Plakias, and on the road between Sellia and Angouseliana. It is noted for the high number of Cretan endemic plant species that grow there.
Located at 35.22 24.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Plakias
Plakias is a village on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno regional unit, about 30 kilometres south of the city of Rethymno. It is part of the municipal unit Foinikas. It is surrounded by mountains to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. The name in Greek means "flat", because the town stands on an alluvial fan of material that has washed down the Kotsifou gorge directly to the north .
Located at 35.18 24.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Argoules, Chania
Argoules is a semi-mountainous hamlet in Sfakia municipality on the island of Crete, Greece. It is the easternmost settlement of the Chania regional unit, located at a distance of about 85 km from the city of Chania. The time of its establishment is unknown, however Argoules is mentioned in Venetian registers as early as the sixteenth century (1577), belonging to the Territorio di Rettimo.
Located at 35.20 24.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Kouroupa
Kouroupa is a mountain in western Crete. Its summit is 984 metres above sea level. To the east of the mountain lies Kourtaliotiko Gorge. The summit, its telecoms masts and chapel are accessed by an unsurfaced road up from Atsipades village on the northern side of the mountain. On the southern side of the mountain are the villages of Asomatos and Mirthios.
Located at 35.22 24.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Kallikratis
Kallikratis is a small village in Sfakia municipality, southwest Crete, Greece. According to tradition, it was named after the admiral Manoussos Kallikratis, who in March 1453 led a campaign to reinforce the defense of Constantinople with 5 ships and 1500 Cretan volunteers. As reported by Sphrantzes in his Chronicle, these volunteers manned three towers on the walls of Constantinople and continued to fight bravely even after the city had fallen.
Located at 35.24 24.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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