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Asimion Destination Guide

Discover Asimion in Greece

Asimion in the region of Crete with its 1,259 habitants is a town located in Greece - some 216 mi or ( 348 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Asimion

Local time in Asimion is now 02:19 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Yeryeri, Sokaras, Rethymno, and Profitis Ilias. When in this area, you might want to check out Tobruk . We found 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 Asimion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Knossos - Crete

9:35 min by lycaina
Views: 41206 Rating: 4.64

crete-kreta.com Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete, probably the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. It has been substantially and imagi ..

etsi gamaei o korudallos

2:16 min by demox4
Views: 10540 Rating: 3.86

3o korudallou klebei kai kaiei pano apo 4o ilioupolis!! ..


Crete mountains Asterousia with Subtitles

6:23 min by Geo Anagno
Views: 2830 Rating: 5.00

Friends of Nature Heraklion Crete on mountains Asterousia www.friendsofnature.gr ..

Agiofarago

3:45 min by kounoupa
Views: 2303 Rating: 5.00

A cruise from Lendas to Agiofarago. In the north of Crete, Heraklio ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Charakas

Charakas is a village in the municipality of Archanes-Asterousia on Crete, Greece with about 1000 inhabitants. It is about 45 km south from Heraklion, which is the largest city of Crete. The village lies on the foothills of Asterousia mountain and near(15 km)the south coast of Crete,behind the mountain Libyan Sea. Charakas has a great rock (haraki), 35m high, with a temple and a castle.

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Located at 35.02 25.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Stavies

Stavies is a small village in the southern part of Crete, Greece. This village is built at a height of 240 m above sea-level, on the south edge of the valley of Messara and is mentioned in the Archives of Chandax in 1370. It is possible that the name Stavies has its origin in the Italian name Stavia, a town destroyed in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. After the destruction of their village, refugees could have landed in Crete and built the present village.

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Located at 35.01 25.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Greek National Road 97

Greek National Road 97 is a national highway on the island of Crete, Greece. It connects Heraklion with Agia Galini on the south coast, via Moires.

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Located at 35.08 24.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Roads in Greece

Kalyvia, Heraklion

Kalyvia is a village in the Heraklion regional unit on southern Crete in Greece. The local area was important in the Minoan era, as manifested by the extensive ruins of nearby Phaistos, a major palatial settlement of the Bronze Age.

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Located at 35.06 25.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Nisoplaka

Nisoplaka (Greek: Νησοπλάκα, "island rock") is a small islet off the coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is administered from Asterousia in Heraklion regional unit.

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Located at 34.95 25.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Heraklion (regional unit), Islands of Crete, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Asimion