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Matala Destination Guide

Touring Matala in Greece

Matala in the region of Crete with its 100 citizens is located in Greece - some 214 mi or ( 345 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Matala

Time in Matala is now 09:05 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, Zaros, Tympaki, Rethymno, and Pombia. 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 Matala ? 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 ..

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 ..

Matala, Street Painting 2012, by wolfsieger1

5:07 min by Wolfgang Zieger
Views: 4078 Rating: 5.00

Vom 2. bis 4. Juni 2012 findet in Matala das zweite Hippie Festival statt. Als Vorbereitung darauf gab es am Sonntag den 27.Mai eine große Straßenmalaktion, an der ca. 120 Teams teilnahmen und die Str ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit), Port settlements in ancient Crete

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 2 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Greece, Minoan sites in Crete, Port settlements in ancient Crete

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.

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Located at 35.03 24.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient cemeteries in Greece, Minoan sites in Crete

Cape Lithinon

Cape Lithinon or Cape Lithino, Crete, Greece is a promontory at the southernmost point of the island of Crete, south of Matala and west of Kali Limenes. It marks the southeastern limit of the Bay of Mesara. The promontory rises to about 390m (Mt. Kefali) and drops off precipitously into the water to the south. It is one of the possible locations for Cape Charax, near which the Arab pirates landed in the 820s and began their conquest of the island.

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Located at 34.93 24.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Crete, Headlands of Greece

Tympaki Airport

Tympaki Airport is a military airport in Tympaki, Crete, Greece. It has also been used for car racing but it belongs to the Hellenic Air Force. The 138 Σ. Μ of H.A.F. operates at the airport. The airport also has a TACAN system for the aircraft. The airport used to have another runway (16/34) but now it's closed. Also home base airport of H.A. T (Heraklion Airclub Talos) for Gliders KA-7,KA-8 and Ultralight Tucano flights .

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Located at 35.06 24.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Airports in Greece, Hellenic Air Force bases