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Sfendhilion Destination Guide

Touring Sfendhilion in Greece

Sfendhilion in the region of Crete is a city located in Greece - some 211 mi or ( 340 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital city .

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Time in Sfendhilion is now 06:30 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Thrapsanon, Fira, Sfendhilion, and Rethymno. 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 Sfendhilion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Crete 2006 / Creta 2006 - SVB clip

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Space Bowl Water slide Creta Greece, Turbo Cyclone

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Space Bowl Water slide Creta Greece Water Park, Space Bowl, Turbo Cyclone, Creta, Aqua Plus ..


Amnesia Club Hersonissos Crete

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Amnesia Club Hersonissos Crete ..

Crete Aqua Plus

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Aqua entertainment on Crete Island. Summer 2008 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lyctus

For the beetle genus, see Lyctus (beetle). Lyctus or Lyttos, was one of the most considerable cities in ancient Crete, which appears in the Homeric catalogue. Lyttos is now a village in the municipality of Minoa Pediada.

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Located at 35.21 25.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek mints, Apollo, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Spartan colonies

Karfi

Karfi, Crete, (also Karphi, Greek: Καρφί) is a little-visited archaeological site high in the Dikti Mountains that is akin to Machu Picchu for the Minoan civilization. When the warlike mixed group conventionally referred to as Dorians arrived in Crete from the Peloponnese after ca 1100 BCE, archaeological reconstructions suggest that they would have found the Minoan people living along with the Mycenaeans, surviving as an underclass.

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Located at 35.22 25.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Greece, Historical religious sanctuaries, Lasithi, Minoan sites in Crete, Populated places in Ancient Greece

Lychnostatis Open Air Museum

Lychnostatis Open Air Museum is a museum in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. It is an autonomous private foundation, established in July 1992, based on private collection owned by ophthalmologist Yiorgos Markakis. The Markakis and local workers were responsible for the building of the museum between 1986 and 1992. In March 1994, the Association of Members of the Museum was established, to obtain sponsorships and grants to operate the museum .

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Located at 35.31 25.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Folklore museums in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Museums established in 1992, Museums in Crete, Open air museums

Chersonesos (Lyctus)

Chersonesos or Chersonesus, is an ancient city of Crete, Greece. It was the haven of Lyctus, with a temple of Britomartis 16 M P. from Cnossus. Robert Pashley found ruins close to a little port on the shore, and the actual names of the villages Hersonissos and Episcopianó, indicate that here is to be found what was once the ancient port of Lyctus, and afterwards became an episcopal city. The city minted coins in antiquity.

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Located at 35.30 25.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek mints, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Port settlements in ancient Crete

Aquaworld Aquarium

Aquaworld Aquarium is a natural history museum in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Founded in 1995, Aquaworld was founded and developed by Scotsman John Bryce McLaren. The majority of the animals on display are either rescued or were unwanted pets which now have a home in this caring environment. Aquaworld encourages interest in the rescued creatures within their recreated natural habitat and is open daily from 1 April until 31 October each year.

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Located at 35.32 25.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Aquaria in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Museums in Crete, Natural history museums in Greece