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Melia Destination Guide

Discover Melia in Greece

Melia in the region of Thessaly is a place located in Greece - some 125 mi or ( 201 km ) North-West of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Melia

Local time in Melia is now 08:14 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zappion, Volos, Stefanavikion, Rizomilos, and Nikaia. When in this area, you might want to check out Zappion . We discovered 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 Melia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

o gyrismos mas me ton spyro parea

1:53 min by kosmas422
Views: 14046 Rating: 4.43

to ena kai monadiko video apo olo mas to dromologio apo thessaloniki - bornem - amsterdam kai pali pisw ..

ktima Anatoli 1

4:30 min by perivolianatoli
Views: 1496 Rating: 4.00

A beautiful place close to Larissa, Greece ..


Panorama-Pelion-Magnesia-Thessaly

7:34 min by lekos28
Views: 520 Rating: 2.71

In Greek mythology, Mount Pelion (which took its name from the mythical king Peleus, father of Achilles) was the homeland of Chiron the Centaur, tutor of many ancient Greek heroes, such as Jason, Achi ..

Highway A1 outside Larisa

3:37 min by Athanasios Bouliakoudis
Views: 397 Rating: 5.00

Driving at night with NET and Tsilimidis (agripnos). ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Karla

Lake Karla is a former lake that sits at 60 to 80 m (180 to 240 ft) above sea level making it the only one in the plain of Thessaly. The lake is located at the northern end of the Magnesia regional unit in the Pineios basin, adjacent to Pelion and Maurovouni mountains. On the eastern part of the lake the lies the town of Kanalia.

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Located at 39.53 22.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Lakes of Greece, Mountain lakes

Larissa National Airport

Larissa Airport Thessaly (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λάρισσας “Θεσσαλία”) was built in 1912. It was the commercial airport of Larissa until 1997 when it closed. It's claimed that it will reopen for commercial flights in 2013. Currently the airport is being used only by military aircraft. The longest runway (08/26) is temporarily closed. The runways do not have an ILS.

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Located at 39.65 22.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Airports in Greece, Buildings and structures in Thessaly, Larissa

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 17 km away
Tags: Greek prefectural capitals, Greek regional capitals, Larissa, Municipalities of Thessaly, Provinces of Greece, Titular sees in Europe

Stefanovikeio

Stefanovikeio is a small town in Thessaly, Greece. It is part of the municipality Rigas Feraios, and the municipal unit Karla.

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Located at 39.46 22.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Magnesia (regional unit)

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 17 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