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Svourou Metokhion Destination Guide

Touring Svourou Metokhion in Greece

Svourou Metokhion in the region of Crete is located in Greece - some 204 mi or ( 328 km ) South-East of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Svourou Metokhion

Time in Svourou Metokhion is now 03:13 PM (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: Tobruk, Thrapsanon, Fira, Stalida, and Rethymno. Being here already, consider visiting Tobruk . 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 Svourou Metokhion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Koutouloufari

1:00 min by ExploreCrete
Views: 16066 Rating: 5.00

Short video from the center of the village Koutouloufari in Crete. Koutouloufari is 1 km south of Hersonissos and 28 km east of Heraklion. Many old buildings with the traditional architecture of Crete ..

Holidays on Crete

3:34 min by Roppie74
Views: 5926 Rating: 5.00

Pictures of Crete, 2001 - 2006 ..


Beachflirt Star Beach Chersonissos 4 juli 2011 Hardwell / Shuffle

2:24 min by remmerik87
Views: 2967 Rating: 5.00

Shuffelin'! at Beachflirt Star Beach Chersonissos! 04-07-2011 ..

AWESOME CHERSONISOS SUNNYBEACH 2012 EXCLUSIVE UNRATED VERSION

2:18 min by stylan21
Views: 2942 Rating: 3.86

AWESOME CHERSONISOS SUNNYBEACH 2012 EXCLUSIVE UNRATED VERSION ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Aquaworld Aquarium

Aquaworld Aquarium is a natural history museum in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Founded in 1995, Aquaworld was founded and developed by Scotsman John Bryce McLaren. The majority of the animals on display are either rescued or were unwanted pets which now have a home in this caring environment. Aquaworld encourages interest in the rescued creatures within their recreated natural habitat and is open daily from 1 April until 31 October each year.

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Located at 35.32 25.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Aquaria in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Museums in Crete, Natural history museums in Greece

Chersonesos (Lyctus)

Chersonesos or Chersonesus, is an ancient city of Crete, Greece. It was the haven of Lyctus, with a temple of Britomartis 16 M P. from Cnossus. Robert Pashley found ruins close to a little port on the shore, and the actual names of the villages Hersonissos and Episcopianó, indicate that here is to be found what was once the ancient port of Lyctus, and afterwards became an episcopal city. The city minted coins in antiquity.

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Located at 35.30 25.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek mints, Cretan city-states, Former populated places in Greece, Port settlements in ancient Crete

Skotino cave

The Skotino cave is one of the largest and more impressive caves among the many caves found in Crete. The cave lies high on a hill northwest of the village of Skotino, a few kilometers inland south of Gouves. It is also known as Agia Paraskevi cave from the church dedicated to Saint Paraskevi built on top of it. The cave is 160 meters deep and 36 meters wide.

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Located at 35.31 25.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient caves of Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Minoan sites in Crete, Votive offering

Iraklion Air Station

Iraklion Air Station was a United States Air Force facility located 16 kilometers east of the city of Iraklion in the village of Gournes, in the north central section of the Greek island of Crete.

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Located at 35.33 25.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Crete, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force

Cretaquarium

Cretaquarium (Greek: Ενυδρείο Κρήτης, Enidrio Kritis) or Thalassocosmos (Greek: Θαλασσόκοσμος, "sea world") is a public aquarium located near the town of Gournes in Crete, Greece, 15 km east of the city of Heraklion. The Cretaquarium project was conceived by employees of the former Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) to create the first large aquarium in Greece, as part of a marine park for research, education, culture and recreation.

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Located at 35.33 25.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Aquaria in Greece, Heraklion (regional unit), Museums in Crete