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Thronos Destination Guide

Delve into Thronos in Greece

Thronos in the region of Crete is located in Greece - some 194 mi or ( 313 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Thronos

Local time in Thronos is now 12:01 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Yiannoudhion, Yeni, Thronos, and Fira. While being here, 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 curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Thronos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jimny - 4x4 at Arkadi

5:42 min by JayReth
Views: 4079 Rating: 4.56

Giannis, Nikos & Giorgos on an Off-Road trip at a location near the Arkadi Monastery, in Rethymno, Greece. Εκδρομή Off-Road κοντά στο μοναστήρι του Αρκαδίου, στο Ρέθυμνο. Γιάννης(Jimny), Νίκος(Wrangle ..

Arkadi Monastery, Moni Arkadiou, Crete, Creta, Greece, Grecia

5:09 min by ccccorneliu56
Views: 3510 Rating: 5.00

The Arkadi Monastery ( Moni Arkadiou) is a 16th century monastery. The Arkadi Monastery is one of Crete's most venerated symbols of freedom. It is famous for the Cretan Revolt (1866--1869). Music: Van ..


The Potamon Dam - Amari Crete

5:41 min by livingincrete
Views: 2396 Rating: 5.00

The completion of the Potamoi (or Potamnon) dam in the Amari Valley south of Rethymno will have a dramatic effect on the local wild life by generating the largest lake in Crete. WIll the Greek residen ..

Αρκάδι-Arkadi Monastery, Crete

6:10 min by fonKarapap
Views: 2235 Rating: 5.00

A 3D tribute to the Monastery of Arkadi in Crete. The model was made with SketchUp and it is shown on GoogleEarth. sketchup.google.com The music in the beginning is a cretan pentozali by Ross Daly and ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Monastiraki, Crete

Monastiraki is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on the island of Crete.

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Located at 35.23 24.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Minoan sites in Crete, Populated places in Ancient Greece

Arkadi Monastery

The monastery of Arkadi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 14 mi (23 km) to the southeast of Rethymnon on the island of Crete (in Greece). The current catholicon (church) dates back to the 16th century and is marked by the influence of the Renaissance. This influence is visible in the architecture, which mixes both Roman and baroque elements. As early as the 16th century, the monastery was a place for science and art and had a school and a rich library.

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Located at 35.31 24.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries established in the 16th century, Christian monasteries in Greece, Greek Orthodox monasteries, Modern history of Crete, Monasteries in Crete, Rethymno (regional unit)

Amari Valley

The Amari Valley is a fertile valley on the foothills of Mount Ida and Mount Kedros in Crete. The valley was known as a center of resistance to the Germans during the Battle of Crete and the German occupation. After the abduction of General Heinrich Kreipe the Germans destroyed a number of villages in the area including the village of Gerakari.

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Located at 35.22 24.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of Crete, Valleys of Greece

Eleutherna

Eleutherna, also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno regional unit. Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida in the municipality of Prines, the highest mountain in Crete; it flourished from the Dark Ages of Greece’s early history until Byzantine times. In the systematic Eleutherna project, a team of archaeologists from the University of Crete has been in charge since 1984.

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Located at 35.32 24.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Iron Age sites in Greece, Populated places in Ancient Greece, Roman sites in Greece

Holocaust of Kedros

The Holocaust of Kedros (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα του Κέντρους), also known as the Holocaust of Amari (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα του Αμαρίου), refers to an operation mounted by Nazi German forces against the civilian residents of nine villages located in the Amari Valley on the Greek island of Crete during its occupation by the Axis in World War II.

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Located at 35.21 24.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1944 in Greece, Conflicts in 1944, Crete in World War II, Massacres in Greece during World War II, Nazi war crimes, War crimes in Greece, World War II sites in Greece