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Discover Peza in Greece

Peza in the region of Crete is a place located in Greece - some 208 mi or ( 334 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Peza

Local time in Peza is now 05:07 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Fira, Rethymno, Peza, and Patras. When in this area, 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 looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Peza ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Amazing landing almost to the sea!

3:02 min by giorgos2010
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landing to heraklio creta international airport with an aegean A320 airbus (SX-DVN) watch how close to the sea is the runway! ..

Knossos - Crete

9:35 min by lycaina
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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 ..


Trip to Greece - Knossos, Crete

4:02 min by sosoplaying
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A visit to the ruins of Knossos, the capital of Minoan Crete, from Iraklio, in my 2003 trip to Greece ..

Trip to Greece - Iraklio, Crete

7:01 min by sosoplaying
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Trip to Iraklio, capital city of Crete, in my journey to Greece in 2003 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 2 km away
Tags: Biographical museums in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Literary museums, Museums in Crete

Myrtia, Heraklion

Myrtia is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete, Greece. It is 15 km from Heraklion. It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea. It borders with the municipal unit of Episkopi and the municipality of Heraklion, and the villages Astrakoi and Agies Paraskies. It has a population of 651 inhabitants, according to Census 2001.

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Located at 35.24 25.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Phourni

Phourni (Greek: Φουρνί, also Fourni) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete. Phourni is Greek for "oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located.

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Located at 35.25 25.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Ancient cemeteries in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete

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 5 km away
Tags: Geography of ancient Crete, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Mountains of Crete

Anemospilia

Anemospilia is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan temple on Crete.

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Located at 35.26 25.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Temples in Greece