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Vlakhiana in the region of Crete is a town located in Greece - some 206 mi or ( 332 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .

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Local time in Vlakhiana is now 08:09 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Vlakhiana, Fira, Rethymno, and Patras. When in this area, you might want to check out Tobruk . We found 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 Vlakhiana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 13 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 14 km away
Tags: Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Temples in Greece

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 15 km away
Tags: Ancient cemeteries in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete

Gortyn

"Gortyna" redirects here. For the Arcadian city, see Gortyna, Arcadia. For the noctuid moth genus, see Gortyna (moth). Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna (Greek: Γόρτυν, Γόρτυς, or Γόρτυνα) is a municipality and an archaeological site on the Mediterranean island of Crete, 45 km away from the modern capital Heraklion. The seat of the municipality is the village Agioi Deka. Gortyn, the Roman capital of Crete, was first inhabited around 3200 BC, and was a flourishing Minoan town between 1600-1100 BC.

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Located at 35.06 24.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Crete, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Minoan sites in Crete, Municipalities of Crete, Populated places in Ancient Greece, Roman Crete, Roman sites in Greece

Voulismeno aloni

Voulismeno Aloni is a sinkhole located on the foot of Strouboulas mount, next to the old national road, at the 14th kilometer from Heraklion to Rethymnon, in the island of Crete (35°19′48″N, 25°01′05″E). It is a ground subsidence with a circular shape up to 90 meters in diameter. Its slopes are steep and vertical reaching up to 60 meters of height from the bottom of the formation. Descent into the interior is feasible on foot from the South-West side following a certain pathway.

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Located at 35.33 25.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Geology, Sinkholes