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Lourai Destination Guide

Explore Lourai in Greece

Lourai in the region of Crete is a place in Greece - some 216 mi or ( 347 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Lourai

Time in Lourai is now 12:02 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Yeryeri, Stoloi, Rethymno, and Profitis Ilias. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tobruk . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Lourai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Knossos - Crete

9:35 min by lycaina
Views: 41206 Rating: 4.64

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 ..

etsi gamaei o korudallos

2:16 min by demox4
Views: 10540 Rating: 3.86

3o korudallou klebei kai kaiei pano apo 4o ilioupolis!! ..


Get Down - The Tomorrow People (x-travel videoclip)

2:58 min by ceesdingler
Views: 5479 Rating: 5.00

The Tomorrow People - Get Down (this track was produced for youth travel agency X-travel) ..

super paradise mykonos 2011

0:47 min by yss244
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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 35.01 25.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 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 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Greek National Road 97

Greek National Road 97 is a national highway on the island of Crete, Greece. It connects Heraklion with Agia Galini on the south coast, via Moires.

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Located at 35.08 24.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Roads in Greece

Gortyn

"Gortyna" redirects here. For the Arcadian city, see Gortyna, Arcadia. For the noctuid moth genus, see Gortyna (moth). Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna (Greek: Γόρτυν, Γόρτυς, or Γόρτυνα) is a municipality and an archaeological site on the Mediterranean island of Crete, 45 km away from the modern capital Heraklion. The seat of the municipality is the village Agioi Deka. Gortyn, the Roman capital of Crete, was first inhabited around 3200 BC, and was a flourishing Minoan town between 1600-1100 BC.

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Located at 35.06 24.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Minoan sites in Crete, Municipalities of Crete, Populated places in Ancient Greece, Roman Crete, Roman sites in Greece

Nisoplaka

Nisoplaka (Greek: Νησοπλάκα, "island rock") is a small islet off the coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is administered from Asterousia in Heraklion regional unit.

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Located at 34.95 25.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Heraklion (regional unit), Islands of Crete, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece