Touring Rizoviglo in Greece
Rizoviglo in the region of Crete is located in Greece - some 238 mi or ( 382 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital city .
Time in Rizoviglo is now 11:15 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Ziros, Zakros, Xirolimni, and Vrisidhion. Being here already, consider visiting Tobruk . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Rizoviglo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Vai Crete 2 (Watch in HD)
Vai east crete ..
Vai beach
Creta - Greece - August 2009 the famous Vai palm beach ..
Relaxing in Palekastro
Relaxing in Palekastro, Greece, Crete, after a buzy vacation day. Shot at night with a Sony HDR-CX520E camcoder. June 2010. Some quality was lost during conversion to a wmv file. ..
hellas VAI PALMGROVE EAST CRETE - THE BEACH
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Interesting facts about this location
Roussolakkos
Roussolakkos is the site of an important Minoan city, located near to Palekastro, Crete. It is the only Minoan city to have survived intact. Its harbor, outlying settlements, sanctuaries and quarries are preserved under sediments accumulating over more than 2,000 years. It was here, the ancient authors tell us, that Diktaian Zeus (the youthful Cretan equivalent of the classical Greek god Dionysos and Egyptian Osiris) was born and where this young god founded his holy city.
Located at 35.20 26.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Vai (Crete)
The palm beach of Vai is one of the largest attractions of the Mediterranean island of Crete. It features the largest natural palm forest in Europe, made up of Cretan Date Palm (Phoenix theophrasti). For tourism Vai was discovered at the beginning of the 1970s by Richard White and friends from North London, Belfast and Bavaria, at the end of that decade it was popularised by the last Hippies who fled the hot-spots Matala and Preveli.
Located at 35.25 26.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Peristerovrachoi
Peristerovrachoi (Greek: Περιστερόβραχοι, "pigeon rocks"), are uninhabited Greek islets/rocks, in the Aegean Sea, close to the eastern coast of Crete. Administratively they lie within the Itanos municipality of Lasithi.
Located at 35.26 26.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Moni Toplou
Moni Toplou is a 15th century monastery located in a dry and barren area in the Lasithi regional unit, on the eastern part of the island of Crete in Greece. It is about 6 km north of the village of Palekastro and 85 km east of Agios Nikolaos. The monastery was originally called Panagia Akrotiriani (Virgin Mary of the Cape), after the nearby Sidero cape.
Located at 35.22 26.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Mavros Vrachos
Mavros Vrachos (Greek: Μαύρος Βράχος, "black rock"), is an uninhabited Greek islet, in the Aegean Sea, close to the eastern coast of Crete. Administratively it lies within the Itanos municipality of Lasithi.
Located at 35.26 26.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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