Discover Zaros in Greece
Zaros in the region of Crete with its 2,205 habitants is a town located in Greece - some 208 mi or ( 334 km ) South of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Zaros is now 12:23 PM (Sunday) . 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, Tympaki, Rethymno, Patras, and Panayia. 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 Zaros ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Snow Crete 2008-02-17
Crete covered in snow ..
zaros koypes
zaros simenei dinami zaros simenei kratos antras den egenithike pote kai na`nai skartos. ..
Get Down - The Tomorrow People (x-travel videoclip)
The Tomorrow People - Get Down (this track was produced for youth travel agency X-travel) ..
Ideon Andron cave ( Zeus cave) pestera, Crete, Greece, Creta, Grecia
The Ideon Andron is situated on the Nida plateau of Mount Psiloritis. Initially its extraordinary large entrance impresses visitors to the Ideon Andron, which is at a height of 1538 m. The cave itself ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Vrontisi Monastery
Vrontisi Monastery (Greek: Μονή Βροντισίου, also spelled as Βροντησίου) is a 14th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery situated between the villages of Zaros and Voriza of the Heraklion regional unit in south-central Crete, Greece. The monastery is roughly 50 km southwest of Heraklion and is built at an altitude of 550 m on the south slopes of Mt. Ida, having a panoramic view of the Mesara Plain and the Asterousia Mountains.
Located at 35.14 24.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Gergeri
Gergeri is the seat of Rouvas municipal unit in Heraklion regional unit in the Greek island of Crete. The population was 1,809 in 2001. Gergeri's location is at a region called "Pano Riza" of Psiloreiti's, and in that region there are also the villages Panasos,Nivritos,Zaros,Vorizia and Kamares. Nowadays,everyone in Gergeri and in Pano Riza is proud for the too many companies that we have in Gergeri, and also for our football club Rouvas F.C. , which now is playing on Football League 2.
Located at 35.13 24.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Galia, Greece
Gallia is a village in Greece located 58 km from Heraklion, and is administratively part of the municipal unit of Moires. It lies at an altitude of 250 m, surrounded by hills. It commands an imposing view south to the Messara Valley and to the Asterousia mountain range, west to the Libyan Sea and north to the Psiloritis mountain. It has 1036 residents, mainly farmers. Gallia is one of the oldest villages of the area.
Located at 35.08 24.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Kamares, Crete
Kamares is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of an archaeological site of a Minoan sacred cave. The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos. Some of the best examples of Middle Minoan pottery have been recovered from the Kamares cave. Kamares has provided the type name for Kamares ware, a ceramic type dating from MM IA, or the First Palace Period.
Located at 35.15 24.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 35.06 24.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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