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Metaxokhorion Destination Guide

Delve into Metaxokhorion in Greece

Metaxokhorion in the region of Crete is located in Greece - some 212 mi or ( 341 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Metaxokhorion

Local time in Metaxokhorion is now 12:41 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Thrapsanon, Skalanion, Rethymno, and Profitis Ilias. While being here, you might want to check out Tobruk . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Metaxokhorion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Knossos - Crete

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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 ..

Griekenland Hotels, Orange Club Krini

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Cnosso

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Pictures of mine following the ancient shadows of the myth ..

Ash Bungee Jumping! Crete '08!

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Woop wooop! Star Beach Bungee Jumpin! ..


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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.

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Located at 35.12 25.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

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.

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Located at 35.17 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Bronze Age palaces in Greece, Minoan sites in Crete

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.

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Located at 35.06 25.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Mount Juktas

A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas, also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization. Located a few kilometers from the palaces of Knossos and Fourni and the megaron at Vathypetro, Mount Juktas was the site of an important peak sanctuary in the Minoan world. At the base of Juktas, at Anemospilia, is a site that has suggested to some that the Minoans practiced human sacrifice, but the evidence is currently somewhat in question.

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Located at 35.23 25.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Geography of ancient Crete, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Mountains of Crete

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km South of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis.

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Located at 35.23 25.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Biographical museums in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Literary museums, Museums in Crete