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Astritsion Destination Guide

Touring Astritsion in Greece

Astritsion in the region of Crete is located in Greece - some 209 mi or ( 337 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Astritsion

Time in Astritsion is now 06:53 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Fira, Rethymno, Patras, and Moires. Being here already, consider visiting Tobruk . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Astritsion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Knossos - Crete

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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 ..

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Seaside Real Estate in Greece - Traditional stone house for sale in Crete

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INTER ZANTE Real Estate Service in Greece Takis Kladis Real Estate Consultant E-mail: realestate.crete@gmail.com Villa: Traditional Stone Mansion Crete - Heraklio The Mansion is situated within a plot ..

www.michalaki.cz - Individuální dovolená na Krétě

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Maria Michalaki - Individuální dovolená na Krétě - Na Krétu bez cestovky ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Galatas Palace

The Galatas Palace is a Minoan site on Crete found in the early 1990s. The East Wing is the best preserved part of the building, while the West and South wings have been extensively damaged. Excavations have continued the North wing of the building, which is proving to be more promising. The archaeological site is considered by its excavator to be a Minoan palace.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.17 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bronze Age palaces in Greece, Minoan sites in Crete

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km South of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis.

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Located at 35.23 25.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Biographical museums in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Literary museums, Museums in Crete

Myrtia, Heraklion

Myrtia is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete, Greece. It is 15 km from Heraklion. It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea. It borders with the municipal unit of Episkopi and the municipality of Heraklion, and the villages Astrakoi and Agies Paraskies. It has a population of 651 inhabitants, according to Census 2001.

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Located at 35.24 25.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Phourni

Phourni (Greek: Φουρνί, also Fourni) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete. Phourni is Greek for "oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located.

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Located at 35.25 25.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Ancient cemeteries in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete

Mount Juktas

A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas, also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization. Located a few kilometers from the palaces of Knossos and Fourni and the megaron at Vathypetro, Mount Juktas was the site of an important peak sanctuary in the Minoan world. At the base of Juktas, at Anemospilia, is a site that has suggested to some that the Minoans practiced human sacrifice, but the evidence is currently somewhat in question.

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Located at 35.23 25.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Geography of ancient Crete, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Mountains of Crete