Vai
Vai, Greek for "palm", is a region of east Crete between Cape Sidero and Cape Plaka, just south of the site of ancient Itanus but north of the villages that surround and are part of Palaikastro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palekastro and Kyriamadi.
Palekastro
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaikastro or Palekastro, 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 Crete.
Kyriamadi
Hamlet
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Kyriamadi or Kereamathi has a double sense. Geographically it is the middle peninsula of Cape Sideros in the municipality of Sitia, in the northeast of Crete. Kyriamadi is situated 6 km northeast of Vai.
Agathia
Hamlet
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agathia is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Vai.
Vai
- Categories: protected area and beach
- Location: Siteia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Vai from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- Russian: “Ваи”
- Serbian: “Ваи (Крит)”
- Serbian: “Ваи”
- Slovak: “Finikodasos tu Vai”
- Turkish: “Vai”
- Ukrainian: “Ваї”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Erimoúpolis and Toplou Monastery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mavros Vrachos and Peristerovrachoi.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vai”. Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.