Panagia Point

Panagia Point is a cape in Crete, Greece. Panagia Point is situated nearby to the locality Ammoudi, as well as near Mades.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Pelagia and Palaiokastro.

Agia Pelagia

Village

Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Agia Pelagia is a popular seaside resort in the municipality of Malevizi, 23 km northwest of Crete's capital city of Heraklion. In former times, Agia Pelagia was a tiny fishing village and a place for the residents of nearby Achlada village to grow their crops. Agia Pelagia is situated 2½ km west of Panagia Point.

Palaiokastro

Village

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Palaiokastro is a coastal village and a community in the municipality of Malevizi. 9 km west of Heraklion on the island of Crete. It is situated in front of a 70 meter long pebbled beach leading to a cove with rapidly deepening waters that are protected from the prevailing northerly winds. Palaiokastro is situated 4 km south of Panagia Point.

Rodia

Village

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Rodia is a village and a community of Gazi municipal unit in Heraklion regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. The community of Rodia is spread on 21.6 km2 and encircles following villages and areas: Rodia, Kapetanaki Metochi, Linoperamata, Pantanassa, Palaiokastro, Savatiana Monastery. Rodia is situated 4½ km southwest of Panagia Point.

Panagia Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Ákra Panayía”, “Ákra Panayías”, “Ákra Tripitís”, “Cape Akhinós”, and “Cape Panayía”
Category: landform
Location: Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.40234° or 35° 24′ 8″ north

Longitude

25.04345° or 25° 2′ 36″ east

Elevation

54 metres (177 feet)

Open location code

8G77C22V+W9

GeoNames ID

255907

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In Other Languages

“Panagia Point” goes by many names.

Greek: “Ákra Trypití”
Greek: “Άκρα Τρυπητή”

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