Vai

Vai, Greek for "palm", is a region of east between Cape Sidero and Cape Plaka, just south of the site of ancient but north of the villages that surround and are part of .
Wikipedia
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: national park in eastern Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: “Metokhi Vaï”, “palm forest of Vai”, “Váï”, and “Vai Aesthetic Forest”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Psili Ammos beach.

Beach
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palekastro and Kyriamadi.

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaikastro or , with the Godart and Olivier abbreviation PK, is a thriving town, geographic heir to a long line of settlements extending back into prehistoric times, at the east end of the Mediterranean island .

Hamlet
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
or Kereamathi has a double sense. Geographically it is the middle peninsula of in the municipality of , in the northeast of . is situated 6 km northeast of Vai.

Hamlet
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Vai.

Vai

Latitude
35.25424° or 35° 15′ 15″ north
Longitude
26.26471° or 26° 15′ 53″ east
Elevation
81 metres (266 feet)
Open location code
8G787737+MV
Geo­Names ID
252360
Wiki­data ID
Q168548
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Vai” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վայ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vai”
  • Belarusian: “Ваі”
  • Croatian: “Vai”
  • Dutch: “Vai”
  • Erzya: “Ваи”
  • Finnish: “Vái”
  • French: “Vai”
  • German: “Palmenstrand von Vai”
  • Greek: “Βάι”
  • Greek: “Φοινικόδασος του Βάι”
  • Hungarian: “Vai”
  • Italian: “Vai”
  • Polish: “Wai (plaża)”
  • Polish: “Wai”
  • Russian: “Ваи”
  • Serbian: “Ваи (Крит)”
  • Serbian: “Ваи”
  • Slovak: “Finikodasos tu Vai”
  • Turkish: “Vai”
  • Ukrainian: “Ваї”

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Localities in the Area

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