Vryses
Vryses is a locality in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete and has about 293 residents. Vryses is situated nearby to the locality Platypodi, as well as near the village Choumeriakos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kremasta Monastery and Dreros.
Dreros
Archaeological site
Dreros, also Driros, near Neapoli in the regional unit of Lasithi, Crete, is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km northwest of Agios Nikolaos. Known only by a chance remark of the 9th-century Byzantine grammarian Theognostus, archaeology of the site shows Dreros to have been initially colonised by mainland Greeks in the early Archaic Period about the same time as Lato and Prinias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limnes and Neapoli.
Limnes
Village
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Limnes is a traditional Cretan small village in Lasithi, Crete, Greece, located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains.
Neapoli
Town
Photo: Nikos massios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neapoli is a small town and a former municipality in Lasithi, eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos.
Fourni
Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fourni is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Vryses.
Vryses
- Type: Locality with 293 residents
- Also known as: “Vrísai” and “Vríses”
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.23812° or 35° 14′ 17″ northLongitude
25.61754° or 25° 37′ 3″ eastPopulation
293Elevation
409 metres (1,342 feet)Open location code
8G776JQ9+62GeoNames ID
251648
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In Other Languages
“Vryses” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Βρύσες”
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Localities in the Area
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