Stavrós
Stavrós is a mountain in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete and has an elevation of 762 metres. Stavrós is situated nearby to the hamlet Kourounes, as well as near the locality Xirolimni.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dreros and Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia.
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.
Kremasta Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Liubomir G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kremasta Monastery is situated 3 km south of Stavrós.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neapoli and Limnes.
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.
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. Limnes is situated 3½ km southeast of Stavrós.
Fourni
Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fourni is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Stavrós.
Stavrós
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 762 metres
- Also known as: “Stavros” and “Tímios Stavrós”
- Category: landform
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.27204° or 35° 16′ 19″ northLongitude
25.61703° or 25° 37′ 1″ eastElevation
762 metres (2,500 feet)Open location code
8G777JC8+RRGeoNames ID
253255
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Localities in the Area
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