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Touring Vation in Greece

Vation in the region of South Aegean is located in Greece - some 266 mi or ( 428 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Vation

Time in Vation is now 03:45 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Siana, Monolithos, Mandraki, Lachania, and Laerma. Being here already, consider visiting Siana . 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 Vation ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Fire in Rhodes

0:50 min by Γιώργος Οικονομίδης
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Sunshine vacation club Rhodos kinder disco

9:01 min by jhrozasr
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kinder disco oktober 2010 ..


Little Orange Plane

0:48 min by Jason Beasley
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Little Orange Plane, Pefkos ..

Blue Wave Villas

0:45 min by Amalia Moustaki
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Blue Wave Villas in south Rhodes. Connect with ekonomou@rho.forthnet.gr ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mesanagros

Mesanagros is a village in the south of Rhodes, Greece. It belongs to the municipality of South Rhodes, and is located at a distance 83 km from Rhodes. The name Mesanagros means 'cultivated, fenced large Byzantine farm'. The village's history goes back centuries, as evidenced by historians and travelers. It has many old monasteries, as the Skiadeni celebrated on September 8. Mesanagros is hidden among the mountains at the south tip of Rhodes.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.00 27.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rhodes (regional unit), Villages in Greece

2008 Dodecanese earthquake

The 2008 Dodecanese earthquake, on 15 July 2008, was an earthquake near Kattavia on the island of Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The quake struck at 06:26 a.m. local time (GMT+3) and one woman was killed when she slipped and fell as she tried to flee her home. However, the earthquake did not cause any major damage. The earthquake was felt across the entire eastern Mediterranean, as far west as Libya, and inland as far as Damascus.

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Located at 35.98 27.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 2008 earthquakes, 2008 in Greece, Earthquakes in Greece

1481 Rhodes earthquake

The 1481 Rhodes earthquake occurred at 3:00 in the morning on 3 May. It triggered a small tsunami, which caused local flooding. There were an estimated 30,000 casualties. It was the largest of a series of earthquakes that affected Rhodes, starting on 15 March 1481, continuing until January 1482.

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Located at 36.00 28.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1481 disasters, 1481 in Europe, 15th-century earthquakes, History of Rhodes, Megathrust earthquakes in Greece

Rhodes blood libel

The Rhodes blood libel was an 1840 event of blood libel against Jews, in which the Greek Orthodox community accused Jews on island of Rhodes (then part of the Ottoman Empire) of the ritual murder of a Christian boy who disappeared in February of that year. Initially the libel garnered support from the consuls of several European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, the Austrian Empire, Sweden, and Greece, although later several supported the Jewish community.

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Located at 36.17 28.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1840 in the Ottoman Empire, Antisemitism in Greece, Blood libel, History of the Ottoman Empire, Jewish Rhodian history, Ottoman Greece

Prasonisi

Prasonisi (also Prassoníssi) cape is a part of the island of Rhodes. It is located 92 km from Rhodes town; 40 km from Lindos, at the southern-west part of Rhodes.

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Located at 35.88 27.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Dodecanese, Rhodes, Windsurfing