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Kourthiana Destination Guide

Explore Kourthiana in Greece

Kourthiana in the region of Crete is a town in Greece - some 172 mi or ( 278 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kourthiana

Current time in Kourthiana is now 06:55 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Benghazi, Zounakion, Gytheio, and Xamoudhokhorion. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tobruk . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kourthiana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

August the 15th - Part 1

4:11 min by ManolisK74
Views: 1619 Rating: 4.00

Riding to Hrisoskalitisa village for the August the 15th celebration at the local Monastery. Part one is through Kaloudiana and Voulagro villages. ..

Palazzo Loupassi Boutique Hotel

0:29 min by ManolisK74
Views: 1494 Rating: 5.00

Palazzo Loupassi Boutique Hotel ..


Λέανδρος Αμπατζοπουλος underwater videoservices

3:59 min by memorycreators
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Λέανδρος Αμπατζόπουλος Lifestyle photographer Welcome to leandros yachting videoservices www.memorycreator.gr Leandros Abatzopoulos services Yachting & Sailing videophotography, Scubadiving & Underwat ..

Kaliviani Traditional Hotel, Crete, Greece

2:51 min by Giannis Deiktakis
Views: 1197 Rating: 5.00

www.kaliviani.com Greece Crete Discover the hospitality of the Kaliviani Traditional Hotel experience, your first choice for your accommodation in Crete. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

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 4 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Cretan city-states, Populated places in Ancient Greece

Zympragou

Zympragou is a village in Chania regional unit of the island of Crete, Greece. It was part of the former Kissamos Province and belongs to the municipality of Platanias. It has 127 residents. The village is located at an elevation of about 350 meters above sea level. It lies in an agricultural region with significant production of olive oil. It is 35 km southwest of Chania. The biggest church of the village is the church of Saint George. The village is about 3 km south of the town of Voukolies.

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Located at 35.43 23.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Olive tree of Vouves

The Olive tree of Vouves is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is probably one of the oldest olive trees in the world and still produces olives today. The use of tree ring analysis has proven the tree to be at least 2000 years old. On the other end of the scale, scientists from the University of Crete have estimated it to be 4,000 years old. The trunk has a perimeter of 12.5 m and a diameter of 4.6 m.

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Located at 35.49 23.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Chania (regional unit), Individual trees, Landmarks in Greece, Olives

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 11 km away
Tags: Cretan city-states