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Listaros Destination Guide

Explore Listaros in Greece

Listaros in the region of Crete is a town in Greece - some 215 mi or ( 346 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Listaros

Current time in Listaros is now 12:42 PM (Thursday) . 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, Zaros, Yeryeri, Rethymno, and Pitsidhia. 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 Listaros ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Crete-sunset in Komos beach

1:48 min by freddy71165
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a beautiful sunset in southern Crete ..

Sonnenuntergang in Kalamaki, Kreta

2:33 min by empteex
Views: 8813 Rating: 5.00

Sonnenuntergang in Kalamaki, Kreta; Kommos Beach in der Nähe von Pitsidia, Matala und Agia Galini. Infos zu Kalamaki unter www.kalamaki.me ; Kreta und mehr unter http ..


Welcome to Matala Festival 02./03./04. June 2012 Hippies Reunited - 5 Min. HD - Kreta Griechenland

5:00 min by MatalaFestival
Views: 6240 Rating: 4.85

Welcome to Matala Festival 02./03./04. June 2012 Hippies Reunited - 5 Min. HD - Kreta Griechenland - Crete Greece - Video: Old Hippie Wolfgang Lightmaster www.lightmaster.de ..

Flight of the Conchords - Mermaids (Crete - Matala)

1:27 min by tsamasbaby
Views: 4627 Rating: 4.14

Good times in Crete - Matala with Fligth of the Conchords ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kamilari

Kamilari is a village on the island of Crete, Greece, with 339 inhabitants. There is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery nearby. The origin of the name 'Kamilari' is Byzantine. It is derived from the word 'kamilaris' meaning 'the one who rides a camel'. Kamilari village is built on the top of three hills, Evgora, Goulas and Alevrota.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.03 24.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Ancient cemeteries in Greece, Minoan sites in Crete

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.

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

Kommos (Crete)

Kommos is a Greek prehistoric Bronze Age port and archaeological site in southern Crete. It was a busy port with connections to the Near East that continued into historic periods; the rich finds and elaborate buildings reflect the importance of foreign trade for the Cretan economy. Its ancient name was probably Amyklaion, which would reflect a link with Amyclae; Robin Lane Fox speculates that it is referred to in Odyssey 3.296: "a small rock holds back the great waves.

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Located at 35.01 24.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Greece, Minoan sites in Crete, Port settlements in ancient Crete

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

Matala, Crete

Matala is a village located 75 km south-west of Heraklion, Crete. Matala is part of the community of Pitsidia within the municipal unit of Festos, Heraklion regional unit.

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Located at 35.00 24.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit), Port settlements in ancient Crete