Vouloumenou
Vouloumenou is a mountain in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete and has an elevation of 2,256 metres. Vouloumenou is situated nearby to the village Kouroutes.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,256 metres
- Description: mountain in Faistos municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Timbamátoras” and “Timbanátoras”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Ida and Idaean Cave.
Mount Ida
Peak
Mount Ida, known variously as Idha, Ídhi, Idi, and Ita, is the highest mountain on the island of Crete, with an elevation of 2,456 metres. It has the highest topographic prominence of any mountain in Greece.
Idaean Cave
Cave
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus. Idaean Cave is situated 3½ km southeast of Vouloumenou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourfouras and Kamares.
Fourfouras
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fourfouras is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Vouloumenou.
Kamares
Village
Kamares is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of the archaeological site of Kamares Cave, a Minoan sacred cave. The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos. Kamares is situated 8 km south of Vouloumenou.
Zoniana
Village
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zoniana is a town and a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mylopotamos, of which it is a municipal unit. Zoniana is situated 9 km north of Vouloumenou.
Vouloumenou
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Vouloumenou” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Воулоуменоу”
- Cebuano: “Vouloumenou”
- Dutch: “Vouloumenou”
- Swedish: “Vouloumenou”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kouroutes and Lokhriá.
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Highlights include Agathias and Kousakas.
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