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Explore Larisa in Greece

Larisa in the region of Thessaly with its 128,758 inhabitants is a town in Greece - some 134 mi or ( 216 km ) North-West of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Larisa

Current time in Larisa is now 02:42 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Volos, Trikala, Tyrnavos, Sykourion, and Platikambos. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Volos . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Larisa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

DFT Break through - Parkour & freerunning

4:26 min by DFTtube Freerun
Views: 10050 Rating: 4.87

The Facebook of DFT: www.facebook.com DFT parkour & freerunning break through end of 2010 this video is after 1 year and 2 months of parkour and freerunning training The traceurs from the video are : ..

Street Triple Larissa

4:24 min by Nomoredie
Views: 6605 Rating: 3.35

My triple in my yard... my 1st vid so dont whine about anything i gave my best ... lol.. I couldnt rev it cause my neighbours gonna kill me.. its way far too loud in person . Greek : dokimastiko video ..


DFT madness gym - Freerunning

3:27 min by DFTtube Freerun
Views: 4990 Rating: 4.91

The Facebook of DFT: www.facebook.com The traceurs from the video are : DanteKk (kosmas kaffes) - Batu (aleksandros liambas) - Jonathan huliaro - Hlias koffas Editing by: DantekK Dedicated Forces Trac ..

DFT Time passes - Parkour & freerunning

3:55 min by DFTtube Freerun
Views: 4952 Rating: 4.89

The Facebook of DFT: www.facebook.com This video is dedicated to vain The traceurs from the video are : DanteKk (kosmas kaffes) - Batu (aleksandros liambas) - Jonathan huliaro - Hlias koffas - kostant ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Callinicus

The Battle of Callinicus was fought in 171 BC between Macedon and Rome to the city "Kalliniko", near Larissa. The Macedonians were led by their king, Perseus of Macedon, while the Roman force was led by Consul Publius Licinius Crassus. The Macedonians were victorious. The battle is notable for the prevalent role of cavalry and light infantry as a combined 'task force'. Livy describes this battle at 42.58-60, and according to his account, the heavy infantry were not engaged in this battle.

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Located at 39.63 22.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 171 BC, 2nd-century BC conflicts, Battles in Hellenistic Thessaly, Battles involving the Roman Republic, Battles of Perseus of Macedon, Third Macedonian War

Larissa

Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens. Larissa, within its municipality, has 162,591 inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of 284,325 (in 2011).

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Located at 39.63 22.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Greek prefectural capitals, Greek regional capitals, Larissa, Municipalities of Thessaly, Provinces of Greece, Titular sees in Europe

List of Greek military bases

This is a list of modern Greek military bases in Greece that are operated by the Military of Greece:

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Located at 39.63 22.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Military installations of Greece

Alcazar Stadium

Alcazar Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Larissa, Greece part of the National Sports Complex of Larissa (Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρο Λάρισας-Ε. Α. Κ. Λ.). It got its nickname because it is located in the Alcazar park, in Larisa, which was named after the arabic name for the park which means "The Castle". The stadium was the homeground of Superleague football team AEL until 2010. It holds 13,108 seats and was built in 1965.

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Located at 39.65 22.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Thessaly, Football venues in Greece, Larissa, Larissa F.C., Multi-purpose stadiums in Greece

AEL FC Arena

AEL FC Arena is the new home ground of Greek football club AEL 1964 FC. The stadium was developed in a total of 144,000 square meters in the Mezourlo Hill, district of Neapolis, Larissa. Construction of the stadium started in September 2009 and was completed in November 2010. According to UEFA stadium categories, AEL FC Arena, is rated as category three of four, (renamed from elite) in ascending ranking order.

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Located at 39.62 22.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Football venues in Greece, Larissa F.C.

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Larisa