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Plaka is a village located in the Apokoronas region of the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is located in Chania regional unit. Plaka is two kilometres from Almyrida, a resort which it overlooks. Situated high up the hill there are views over the Mediterranean Sea.
Apollonos Hieron was known for its temple, [7] [8] and is mentioned by Pliny, [9] [10] who describes it as small. It is possibly mentioned by Aristides [clarification needed] [11] and Strabo. [12] Apollonos Hieron minted its own coins, [13] [14] [15] of which there are today many examples.
Plaka is on the northeast slope of Acropolis, between Syntagma and Monastiraki square.Adrianou Street (running north and south) is the largest and most central street in Plaka and divides it into two areas: the upper level, - Ano Plaka - located right under the Acropolis and the lower level - Kato Plaka - situated between Syntagma and Monastiraki.
Anafiotika (Greek: Αναφιώτικα pronounced [a.naˈfço.ti.ka]) is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill.
Apollonos Hydreium (Plin. vi. 26; It. Anton. ) or Apollinopolis or Apollonopolis ( Greek : Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις ), was an ancient city of Egypt that stood upon the high road from Coptos , in the Thebaid , to Berenice on the Red Sea , and was a watering station for the caravans in their transit between those cities.
The harbour town is Adamantas; from this there is an ascent to the plateau above the harbour, on which are situated Plaka, the chief town, and Kastro, rising on a hill above it, and other villages. The ancient town of Milos was nearer to the entrance of the harbour than Adamas, and occupied the slope between the village of Trypiti and the ...
The Archaeological Museum of Milos is a museum in Plaka on the island of Milos, in Greece. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its collections include exhibits dating from the late Neolithic to the Byzantine period. The unique is collection of ancient Cycladic art , especially numerous findings from Phylakopi on Milos, from early Bronze Age to the late Bronze Age.
Plaka is a village in Lasithi, Crete. It is part of the community Vrouchas , in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos . It neighbours the town of Elounda and is close to the historical island of Spinalonga .