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Kharakion Destination Guide

Discover Kharakion in Greece

Kharakion in the region of Crete is a town located in Greece - some 213 mi or ( 343 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kharakion

Local time in Kharakion is now 07:02 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, Thrapsanon, Rethymno, Profitis Ilias, and Pyrgos. 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 Kharakion ? 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 ..

Cnosso

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Pictures of mine following the ancient shadows of the myth ..


Ash Bungee Jumping! Crete '08!

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Woop wooop! Star Beach Bungee Jumpin! ..

Crete aquarium part 8 Ενυδρείο Κρήτης

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Interesting facts about this location

Partira

Partira is a small village in Crete. It is located near Arkalochori in the regional unit of Heraklion. Its population is 400. In the summer it is warm and sunny almost every day, at winter it is cold and rarely snowy. In the near territory there are some areas like (Vitsilia Village, Lagada, Metochi, Episkopi) where the residents are engaged in rural work.

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Located at 35.12 25.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

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 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

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 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

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.

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Located at 35.17 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Bronze Age palaces in Greece, 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 13 km away
Tags: Geography of ancient Crete, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Mountains of Crete