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Dafnes (Greek: Δαφνές) is a Southwestern suburb and community in the Heraklion regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece.. It is situated 18 km Southwest of Heraklion at an altitude of 320 meters on a ridge in the eastern foothills of the 2456 m Mt. Psiloritis (Mt. Ida) immediately east of Greek National Road 97.
The Fortezza (Greek: Φορτέτζα, from Italian for "fortress") is the citadel of the city of Rethymno in Crete, Greece. It was built by the Venetians in the 16th century, and was captured by the Ottomans in 1646. By the early 20th century, many houses were built within the citadel.
Center of Bali at day une vue de Bali en Crète depuis la route la surplombant Bali at night. Bali (Greek: Μπαλί) is a seaside village in the Mylopotamos municipality, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece.
Claimed Exclusive Economic Zone of Greece. Greece forms the southernmost part of the Balkan peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. It includes many small islands which vary between 1,200 and 6,000 in the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea. [2] The largest islands are Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios.
Kalo Chorio (Greek: Καλό Χωρίο, "good village") is a village in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece.Kalo Chorio village has a population of around 900, nestled in the midst of a verdant hilly landscape, where olive groves, abundant and colorful mediterranean shrubs and plants reach all the way down to the sea.
Kalyves (Greek: Καλύβες) is a large village in Crete, Greece, the main village in the municipal unit of Armenoi. Description. Kalives town.
Crete: 2014 i, ii, iv, vi (cultural) Spinalonga is a rocky islet off the northeastern coast of Crete. During the Venetian period, a fortress was built to protect the natural port of Elounda. The islet was taken by the Ottomans in the 18th century and it served as a leper colony in the first half of the 20th century. [36] Ancient Towers of the ...
Chania (Greek: Χανιά, Khaniá, pronounced ⓘ), also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit.It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion.