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Perion Destination Guide

Discover Perion in Greece

Perion in the region of Crete is a town located in Greece - some 215 mi or ( 346 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Perion

Local time in Perion is now 07:44 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Zaros, Yeryeri, Tripita, and Tympaki. When in this area, you might want to check out Tobruk . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Perion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Labyrinth des Minotaurus

1:20 min by wickeduli
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Aufnahmen aus dem mytholgischen Labyrinth des Minotaurus. In Wahrheit ein alter unterirdischer Steinbruch aus dem das römische Gortyn und eventuell auch Festos erbaut wurden und in dem die Nazis bis 1 ..

Phaistos Crete, the palace of Phaistos

2:40 min by loraraan
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Phaistos Crete, ancient minoan palace. Build in about 1990 BC destroyed i around 1700 or 1650 BC. Used until 1450 BC. Visit Crete your selv. Video-editing, background music etc.. Pinnacle Studie 12 Ul ..


Crete Κρήτη Μούλια - Γόρτυνα Moulia - Gortys

3:08 min by Geo Anagno
Views: 1002 Rating: 5.00

Ο Όμιλος Φίλων Βουνού και Θάλασσας Ηρακλείου πραγματοποίησε πεζοπορία Άνω Μούλια - Ράπτης - Άγιοι Δέκα.Πραγματοποιήθηκε ξενάγηση στον αρχαιολογικό χώρο της Γόρτυνας από την ξεναγό κυρία Ξωφάκη Μαρίνα ..

Walking Crete tours Holiday Wandelen Wandelvakantie Kreta

1:03 min by BeKrimultimedia
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Wandelen op WestKreta www.reizenkreta.nl ontdek het andere Kreta,samen met een goede Gids ondekt u tijdens uw vakantie een heel ander Kreta weg van de gebaande paden.Ideaal om een in een paar dagen he ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mesara Plain

The Mesara or Messara Plain (πεδιάδα της Μεσαράς) is an illuvial plain in southern Crete, stretching about 50 km west-to-east and 7 km north-to-south, making it the largest plain in Crete. On a hill at its west end are the ruins of Minoan Phaistos; near the middle are the ruins of the ancient city of Gortys. Since 1500 BC the plain has grown up to 6 km due to a build up of illuvial sediment.

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Located at 35.04 24.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Heraklion (regional unit), Landforms of Greece

Miamou

Miamou is a mountain village in Greece (altitude 353 metres) 60 km south of Heraklion, on the south of Crete. It belongs to the municipality of Gortyn. It had a population of 122 (2001). The Libyan Sea is nearly 2 to 3 km to the south.

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Located at 34.97 24.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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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 7 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

Galia, Greece

Gallia is a village in Greece located 58 km from Heraklion, and is administratively part of the municipal unit of Moires. It lies at an altitude of 250 m, surrounded by hills. It commands an imposing view south to the Messara Valley and to the Asterousia mountain range, west to the Libyan Sea and north to the Psiloritis mountain. It has 1036 residents, mainly farmers. Gallia is one of the oldest villages of the area.

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Located at 35.08 24.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Phaistos

Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, currently refers to a Bronze Age archaeological site at Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete. Ancient Phaistos was located about 5.6 km east of the Mediterranean Sea. The name, Phaistos, survives from ancient Greek references to a city in Crete of that name, shown to be, in fact, at or near the current ruins. The name is substantiated by the coins of the classical city.

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Located at 35.05 24.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Bronze Age palaces in Greece, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Populated places in Ancient Greece