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Galia Destination Guide

Discover Galia in Greece

Galia in the region of Crete with its 852 habitants is a town located in Greece - some 210 mi or ( 338 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Galia

Local time in Galia is now 08:05 PM (Monday) . 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, Tympaki, Skourvoula, and Rethymno. 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 Galia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

zaros koypes

1:30 min by manos kokolakis
Views: 5538 Rating: 3.00

zaros simenei dinami zaros simenei kratos antras den egenithike pote kai na`nai skartos. ..

Labyrinth des Minotaurus

1:20 min by wickeduli
Views: 2538 Rating: 3.00

Aufnahmen aus dem mytholgischen Labyrinth des Minotaurus. In Wahrheit ein alter unterirdischer Steinbruch aus dem das römische Gortyn und eventuell auch Festos erbaut wurden und in dem die Nazis bis 1 ..


Phaistos Crete, the palace of Phaistos

2:40 min by loraraan
Views: 1934 Rating: 5.00

Phaistos Crete, ancient minoan palace. Build in about 1990 BC destroyed i around 1700 or 1650 BC. Used until 1450 BC. Visit Crete your selv. Video-editing, background music etc.. Pinnacle Studie 12 Ul ..

Festos

2:25 min by Gareth Williams
Views: 1209 Rating: 0.00

Pics and videos of Festos on Crete. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Galia, Greece

Gallia is a village in Greece located 58 km from Heraklion, and is administratively part of the municipal unit of Moires. It lies at an altitude of 250 m, surrounded by hills. It commands an imposing view south to the Messara Valley and to the Asterousia mountain range, west to the Libyan Sea and north to the Psiloritis mountain. It has 1036 residents, mainly farmers. Gallia is one of the oldest villages of the area.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.08 24.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Mesara Plain

The Mesara or Messara Plain (πεδιάδα της Μεσαράς) is an illuvial plain in southern Crete, stretching about 50 km west-to-east and 7 km north-to-south, making it the largest plain in Crete. On a hill at its west end are the ruins of Minoan Phaistos; near the middle are the ruins of the ancient city of Gortys. Since 1500 BC the plain has grown up to 6 km due to a build up of illuvial sediment.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.04 24.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Heraklion (regional unit), Landforms of Greece

Phaistos

Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, currently refers to a Bronze Age archaeological site at Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete. Ancient Phaistos was located about 5.6 km east of the Mediterranean Sea. The name, Phaistos, survives from ancient Greek references to a city in Crete of that name, shown to be, in fact, at or near the current ruins. The name is substantiated by the coins of the classical city.

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Located at 35.05 24.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Bronze Age palaces in Greece, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Populated places in Ancient Greece

Vrontisi Monastery

Vrontisi Monastery (Greek: Μονή Βροντισίου, also spelled as Βροντησίου) is a 14th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery situated between the villages of Zaros and Voriza of the Heraklion regional unit in south-central Crete, Greece. The monastery is roughly 50 km southwest of Heraklion and is built at an altitude of 550 m on the south slopes of Mt. Ida, having a panoramic view of the Mesara Plain and the Asterousia Mountains.

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Located at 35.14 24.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries established in the 14th century, Heraklion (regional unit), Monasteries in Crete

Hagia Triada

Agia Triada redirects here. For other uses, see Agia triada (disambiguation) Hagia Triada is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement. Hagia Triada is situated on a prominent coastal ridge, with the Mesara Plain below. Hagia triada sits at the western end of the ridge, while Phaistos is at the eastern end. Hagia Triada means holy trinity in Greek. Hagia Triada has yielded many important finds, and more Linear A tablets than any other Minoan archaeological site.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.06 24.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Populated places in Ancient Greece

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Galia