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Gramvousa Destination Guide

Discover Gramvousa in Greece

Gramvousa in the region of Crete is a town located in Greece - some 173 mi or ( 278 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gramvousa

Local time in Gramvousa is now 05:20 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, Benghazi, Zimbragos, Zerviana, and Gytheio. 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 Gramvousa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Falassarna Beach Party 01

0:23 min by Νίκος Κοντοπυράκης
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Φαλάσαρνα Beach Party 2006 ..

Through Platanos

2:50 min by ManolisK74
Views: 4137 Rating: 3.00

Through Platanos village on the way from Flasarna to Sfinari. This time tried another camera mounting point on my Tiger ;) ..


Taverna Vassilis - Katse kala - Falassarna - Falasarna beach.

2:20 min by dedicator13
Views: 1266 Rating: 5.00

Taverna Vassilis in Falassarna (falasarna) Crete (chania) ..

ΦΑΛΑΣΑΡΝΑ - FALASARNA CRETA

1:59 min by KRITI201011
Views: 575 Rating: 5.00

ΦΑΛΑΣΑΡΝΑ - FALASARNA ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Phalasarna

Falasarna/Phalasarna is an ancient Greek harbor town on the northwest coast of Crete. The currently visible remains of the city were built around 333 BC and include several imposing sandstone towers and bastions, with hundreds of meters of fortification walls protecting the town, and a closed harbor, meaning a harbor protected on all sides by city walls. The harbor is ringed by stone quays with mooring stones, and connected to the sea through two artificial channels.

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Located at 35.51 23.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cretan city-states

Praso (Kissamos)

Praso, also known as Prasonisi (Greek: Πρασονήσι, "leek island"), is an islet close to the eastern coast of Crete, and south-west of the islet of Koursaroi, in the Aegean Sea. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.

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Located at 35.47 23.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Chania (regional unit), Islands of Crete, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece

Polyrrhenia

Polyrrhenia (modern Greek: Πολυρρηνία - Polyrrinia) is a village and an archaeological site in the Chania regional unit of Crete. It is some 7km inland from Kissamos. It was an important Archaic Period settlement co-temporaneous with Lato and Prinias. Polyrrhenia was an important hilltop town, whose territory occupied the whole western extremity of Crete. According to Strabo, it was founded by Achaeans and Lacedaemonians.

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Located at 35.46 23.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Cretan city-states, Populated places in Ancient Greece

Drapanias

Drapanias is a small village in northwestern Crete, Chania (regional unit). It is the principal town in the Cretan municipality of Mythimna. It was built in the ruins of the ancient town of Mythimna. The locals describe Drapanias in three parts: Drapanias, Ano Drapanias ("upper Drapanias") and Kato Drapanias ("lower Drapanias"). This part of Drapanias can be accessed via the main road to Kissamos.

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Located at 35.49 23.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Valenti rock

Valenti is a rock close to the northwestern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is just south of the island of Imeri Gramvousa and the islet of Arnaouti. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit. Valenti is mentioned in poems and mantinades and usually with Gramvousa.

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Located at 35.59 23.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Chania (regional unit), Islands of Crete, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece