Vryses

Vryses is a locality in , , and has about 293 residents. Vryses is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kremasta Monastery and Dreros.

Monastery
Photo: Liubomir G, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
, also Driros, near in the regional unit of , , is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km northwest of . Known only by a chance remark of the 9th-century Byzantine grammarian Theognostus, archaeology of the site shows to have been initially colonised by mainland Greeks in the early Archaic Period about the same time as and .

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Limnes and Neapoli.

Village
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is a traditional Cretan small village in , , , located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains.

Town
Photo: Nikos massios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town and a former municipality in , eastern , . Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos.

Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Vryses.

Vryses

Latitude
35.23812° or 35° 14′ 17″ north
Longitude
25.61754° or 25° 37′ 3″ east
Population
293
Elevation
409 metres (1,342 feet)
Open location code
8G776JQ9+62
Geo­Names ID
251648
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In Other Languages

“Vryses” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Βρύσες”

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