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Asigonia Destination Guide

Discover Asigonia in Greece

Asigonia in the region of Crete is a place located in Greece - some 190 mi or ( 305 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Asigonia

Local time in Asigonia is now 12:50 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Yeranion, Vamos, Fira, and Rethymno. When in this area, you might want to check out Tobruk . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Asigonia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Descendng into Frangokastelo ( Fragokastelo Φραγκοκαστελλο )

9:43 min by livingincrete
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South of Rethymno and Georgioupoli, after passing through the villages of Episkopi, Argyroupoli, Asi Gonia and Kallikratis there used to be a narrow gravel road descending over 1000 metres (3300 feet) ..

ΑΣΗ ΓΩΝΙΑ-ASIGONIA 2008 CRETE KRETA

3:23 min by creteisland
Views: 13025 Rating: 5.00

Asi Gonia (Ασή Γωνιά), is a community in the eastern part of the prefecture of Chania Crete ..


Georgioupolis & more

7:03 min by Peter Herold
Views: 9721 Rating: 4.31

Georgioupolis, Petro's bycicle-shop and more ..

Kavros Garden Club Dance 2012

2:52 min by roodrudi
Views: 1283 Rating: 5.00

Club Dance Hotel Kavros Garden 2012 OCASC CDSCA ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 35.24 24.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Kournas

Kournas is the name of a village and nearby lake on the island of Crete, Greece. It is in the Apokoronas region of Chania regional unit close to the border with Rethymno regional unit, 47 km from the town of Chania. Kournas is a fairly large village perched on a hill overlooking the lake. It is in the Georgioupoli municipality, not far from the town of the same name.

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Located at 35.33 24.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Lakes of Greece, Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

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.

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Located at 35.20 24.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Imbros Gorge

Imbros Gorge (Greek: Φαράγγι Ίμπρου, Faragi Imbrou) is a 11 km long canyon located near Hora Sfakion in southern Crete, the Mediterranean island. It runs parallel to Samariá Gorge, its narrowest part has 1.60 m and it ends at the village of Kommitádes (8 km/ 650 m for hiking). The Imbros village (aka Nimbros) is located at an altitude of 780 meters and is at the South end of the fertile plain of Askyfou.

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Located at 35.25 24.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Canyons and gorges of Greece, Chania (regional unit), Crete geography stubs

Frangokastello

Frangokastello is the location of a castle and scattered settlement on the south coast of Crete, Greece, about 12 km. east of Chora Sfakion and within the prefecture of Chania. The castle was built by the Venetians in 1371-74 as a garrison to impose order on the rebellious Sfakia region, to deter pirates, and to protect Venetian nobles and their properties. The Venetians named it the Castle of St. Nikitas after the nearby church.

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Located at 35.18 24.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Castles in Crete, Castles in Greece, Chania (regional unit), Visitor attractions in Crete