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Rakhi Destination Guide
Touring Rakhi in Greece
Rakhi in the region of Peloponnese is a city located in Greece - some 105 mi or ( 169 km ) South-West of Athens , the country's capital city .
Time in Rakhi is now 06:13 PM (Thursday) . 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: Xepapadhianika, Vrisai, Lacedaemon, Skala, and Rakhi. Being here already, consider visiting Xepapadhianika . 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 Rakhi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Autumn Morning over Gythio Bay, Mavrovouni Beach
Southern Peloponnessos, Greece ..
Gytheio
Arrival by boat from Kythira to this small port town of Southern Peloponnese at sunset.. Long known as the seaport of Sparta some 40 km away, Gytheio used to be an important port for many centuries un ..
Gythio Peloponnese Πελοπόννησος on a Trice T
Gythio is a mid-size Greek town on the southern Peloponnese, at the eastern side at the top of the middle finger. A major town for the middle penisula, it has fine camping grounds, hotels and numerous ..
GYTHIO - MANI TOWERS IN SOUTH PELOPONISOS Greekcypriot's photos around Gythion, Greece
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Interesting facts about this location
Dimitrios shipwreck
Dimitrios (Greek Δημήτριος) is a Greek shipwreck famous due to its picturesque location on an easily accessible sandy beach near Gythio, Greece. "Dimitrios" (previously named "Klintholm"), a small, 67 metre freight ship of 965 tons cargo capacity built in 1950, is registered to the Prefecture of Piraeaus, registration no. 2707. The ship belonged to 76.75% to the Mollari Brothers and to 23.25% to the Matsinou Brothers (Greek Άφοι Ματσινού).
Located at 36.79 22.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Passavas
Passavas or Las is situated on the Mani Peninsula. In ancient times Las was a Spartan possession and in 218 BC the citizens of the city fought and routed and group of Philip V of Macedon's army. Las became part of the Union of Free Laconians in 195 BC when it separated from Sparta. The Spartans however recaptured the city in 189 BC. Sparta was then taken over by the Achaean League and Las gained its independence again.
Located at 36.73 22.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Myrsini, Laconia
Myrsini is a village and a community in the municipality East Mani, Laconia, southern Greece. The community consists of the villages Myrsini and Profitis Ilias . The villages lie on the southern slopes of the Taygetos mountain range, in the Mani Peninsula at an altitude of 400m to 500m near the town of Gytheio.
Located at 36.75 22.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Battle of Vromopigada
The Battle of Vromopigada was fought between the Ottoman Turks and the Maniots of Mani in 1770. The location of the battle was in a plain between the two towns of Skoutari and Parasyros. The battle ended in a Greek victory.
Located at 36.67 22.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Parasyros
Parasyros is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece. Paraasyros is part of the community of Skoutari within the municipal unit of Gytheio. Parasyros is located SE of Areopoli, N of Gerolimenas and S of Gythio. Parasyros is situated in a dry-grass and a mountainous setting, farmlands are in valley areas and are rarely founded.
Located at 36.67 22.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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