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Metokhion Destination Guide

Explore Metokhion in Greece

Metokhion in the region of Crete is a town in Greece - some 174 mi or ( 279 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Metokhion

Current time in Metokhion is now 05:55 PM (Sunday) . 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, Benghazi, Gerani, Vryses, and Rethymno. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tobruk . We encountered 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 Metokhion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Caretta Beach Hotel @ Chania & Protopsalti- Pame Hawaii

4:12 min by Georgios Georgiadis
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Crete // Rodopou & Clouds // Kreta // Rodopou i chmury

0:39 min by piotr geca
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Chmury nad półwyspem Rodopou na Krecie ..


August the 15th - Part 1

4:11 min by ManolisK74
Views: 1619 Rating: 4.00

Riding to Hrisoskalitisa village for the August the 15th celebration at the local Monastery. Part one is through Kaloudiana and Voulagro villages. ..

Palazzo Loupassi Boutique Hotel

0:29 min by ManolisK74
Views: 1494 Rating: 5.00

Palazzo Loupassi Boutique Hotel ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Zympragou

Zympragou is a village in Chania regional unit of the island of Crete, Greece. It was part of the former Kissamos Province and belongs to the municipality of Platanias. It has 127 residents. The village is located at an elevation of about 350 meters above sea level. It lies in an agricultural region with significant production of olive oil. It is 35 km southwest of Chania. The biggest church of the village is the church of Saint George. The village is about 3 km south of the town of Voukolies.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.43 23.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Olive tree of Vouves

The Olive tree of Vouves is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is probably one of the oldest olive trees in the world and still produces olives today. The use of tree ring analysis has proven the tree to be at least 2000 years old. On the other end of the scale, scientists from the University of Crete have estimated it to be 4,000 years old. The trunk has a perimeter of 12.5 m and a diameter of 4.6 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.49 23.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Chania (regional unit), Individual trees, Landmarks in Greece, Olives

Drapanias

Drapanias is a small village in northwestern Crete, Chania (regional unit). It is the principal town in the Cretan municipality of Mythimna. It was built in the ruins of the ancient town of Mythimna. The locals describe Drapanias in three parts: Drapanias, Ano Drapanias ("upper Drapanias") and Kato Drapanias ("lower Drapanias"). This part of Drapanias can be accessed via the main road to Kissamos.

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Located at 35.49 23.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chania (regional unit)

Moni Gonia Monastery

Moni Gonia Monastery, Monastery of Our Lady of Gonia or Monastery of Panaghia Odigitria is an orthodox monastery located 1 km north of Kolymvari and some 26 km from Chania, on the coast of the south-east Rodopos peninsula in Crete, Greece, overlooking the Gulf of Chania.

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Located at 35.55 23.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Monasteries in Crete

No. 30 Squadron RAF

No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. The squadron operates alongside No. 24 Squadron and No. 47 Squadron all flying the Hercules.

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Located at 35.53 23.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1915 establishments in the United Kingdom, Military of British Ceylon, Military units and formations established in 1915, Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons