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Protoria Destination Guide

Delve into Protoria in Greece

Protoria in the region of Crete is a city in Greece - some 219 mi or ( 352 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Protoria

Current time in Protoria is now 05:56 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Thrapsanon, Rotasion, Rethymno, and Protoria. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Protoria ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

HELLAS CRETE TSOUTSOURAS The Giant sleeps

0:20 min by antreas6
Views: 4064 Rating: 4.70

The Giant sleeps. ..

Agiofarago

3:45 min by kounoupa
Views: 2303 Rating: 5.00

A cruise from Lendas to Agiofarago. In the north of Crete, Heraklio ..


F800GS harmless crash

3:28 min by yns73
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Southern Crete, November 20th 2011. Very loose pavement. 2nd gear. No enough safety distance from rider ahead. Brakes. Engine turned off. Me and bike on the ground. Gear and equipment paid themselves. ..

Agios Nikitas south crete iraklion

4:14 min by xariszah
Views: 1376 Rating: 5.00

agios nikitas crete iraklion asterousia mountains nice beach ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Charakas

Charakas is a village in the municipality of Archanes-Asterousia on Crete, Greece with about 1000 inhabitants. It is about 45 km south from Heraklion, which is the largest city of Crete. The village lies on the foothills of Asterousia mountain and near(15 km)the south coast of Crete,behind the mountain Libyan Sea. Charakas has a great rock (haraki), 35m high, with a temple and a castle.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.02 25.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

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 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)

Nisoplaka

Nisoplaka (Greek: Νησοπλάκα, "island rock") is a small islet off the coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is administered from Asterousia in Heraklion regional unit.

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Located at 34.95 25.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Heraklion (regional unit), Islands of Crete, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece

Thetis (island)

Thetis is a small islet off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is administered from Asterousia in Heraklion regional unit.

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Located at 34.95 25.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Heraklion (regional unit), Islands of Crete, Mediterranean islands, Uninhabited islands of Greece

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 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)