Touring Ligortinos in Greece
Ligortinos in the region of Crete is located in Greece - some 216 mi or ( 348 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital city .
Time in Ligortinos is now 05:13 PM (Thursday) . 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, Thrapsanon, Tefelion, Rethymno, and Profitis Ilias. 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 Ligortinos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Knossos - Crete
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Griekenland Hotels, Orange Club Krini
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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.
Located at 35.12 25.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 35.06 25.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 35.02 25.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 35.17 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Stavies
Stavies is a small village in the southern part of Crete, Greece. This village is built at a height of 240 m above sea-level, on the south edge of the valley of Messara and is mentioned in the Archives of Chandax in 1370. It is possible that the name Stavies has its origin in the Italian name Stavia, a town destroyed in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. After the destruction of their village, refugees could have landed in Crete and built the present village.
Located at 35.01 25.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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