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Margaritai Destination Guide

Explore Margaritai in Greece

Margaritai in the region of Crete is a town in Greece - some 190 mi or ( 306 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Margaritai

Current time in Margaritai is now 02:59 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, Zoniana, Yiannoudhion, Yerakarion, and Veryiana. 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 Margaritai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Traditional Greek Dancing in Crete

9:58 min by livingincrete
Views: 66865 Rating: 4.55

Greek traditional dancing filmed at the Roumeli Festival on 31st August 2007. Roumeli is a traditional village between Peramo and Panormo between Rethymno and Heraklion on the northern coast of Crete. ..

The Olive Harvest

5:20 min by livingincrete
Views: 17932 Rating: 4.97

Traditional olive harvesting in the village of Roumeli on the north coast of Crete between Rethymno and Heraklion ..


Jimny - 4x4 at Arkadi

5:42 min by JayReth
Views: 4079 Rating: 4.56

Giannis, Nikos & Giorgos on an Off-Road trip at a location near the Arkadi Monastery, in Rethymno, Greece. Εκδρομή Off-Road κοντά στο μοναστήρι του Αρκαδίου, στο Ρέθυμνο. Γιάννης(Jimny), Νίκος(Wrangle ..

Arkadi Monastery, Moni Arkadiou, Crete, Creta, Greece, Grecia

5:09 min by ccccorneliu56
Views: 3510 Rating: 5.00

The Arkadi Monastery ( Moni Arkadiou) is a 16th century monastery. The Arkadi Monastery is one of Crete's most venerated symbols of freedom. It is famous for the Cretan Revolt (1866--1869). Music: Van ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Eleutherna Bridge

The Eleutherna Bridge is an ancient Greek corbel arch bridge near the Cretan town of Eleutherna, Greece. The well-preserved structure has a single span of 3.95 m, which is quite large for a false arch. The opening is cut from the unmortared limestone blocks in the shape of an isosceles triangle, the height of which is 1.84 m. The overall length of the bridge measures 9.35 m.

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Located at 35.34 24.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Ancient bridges in Greece, Buildings and structures in Crete, Corbel arch bridges, Rethymno (regional unit), Stone bridges

Eleutherna

Eleutherna, also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno regional unit. Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida in the municipality of Prines, the highest mountain in Crete; it flourished from the Dark Ages of Greece’s early history until Byzantine times. In the systematic Eleutherna project, a team of archaeologists from the University of Crete has been in charge since 1984.

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Located at 35.32 24.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Iron Age sites in Greece, Populated places in Ancient Greece, Roman sites in Greece

Skouloufia

Skouloufia is a village in the Municipality of Arkadi in the island of Crete, Greece.

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Located at 35.35 24.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)

Arkadi Monastery

The monastery of Arkadi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 14 mi (23 km) to the southeast of Rethymnon on the island of Crete (in Greece). The current catholicon (church) dates back to the 16th century and is marked by the influence of the Renaissance. This influence is visible in the architecture, which mixes both Roman and baroque elements. As early as the 16th century, the monastery was a place for science and art and had a school and a rich library.

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Located at 35.31 24.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries established in the 16th century, Christian monasteries in Greece, Greek Orthodox monasteries, Modern history of Crete, Monasteries in Crete, Rethymno (regional unit)

Mourtzana

Mourtzana is a village in Greece situated on the Old National Road Rethymno - Heraklion. It belongs to the community of Garazo in the municipal unit of Kouloukonas in Crete. Mourtzana was built after the re-conquest of Crete by Nikiforos Fokas from the Saracens in 961 AD. The island was under the Saracens' rule for about 134 years. During that time, one of the main policies of the Byzantines was to re-Hellenize the island.

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Located at 35.35 24.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)