Korakies
Korakies is a village in Chania, Chania, Crete. Korakies is situated nearby to the village Pithari, as well as near the hamlet Plakoures.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Chania and Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum.
Archaeological Museum of Chania
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a archaeology museum serving the Cretean city of Chania that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street. Archaeological Museum of Chania is situated 4 km west of Korakies.
Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum
Museum
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Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. It is the paternal house of Eleftherios Venizelos, where he lived from 1880 to 1910, and occasionally, from 1927 to 1935. Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum is situated 3½ km west of Korakies.
Souda Bay War Cemetery
Cemetery
The Souda Bay War Cemetery is a military cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. It contains 19 burials from World War I and 731 World War II burials where the body was identified along with another 776 burials of bodies which are unable to be identified. Souda Bay War Cemetery is situated 3 km southwest of Korakies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kounoupidiana and Souda.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because…
Souda
Town
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Souda is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. Souda is situated 4 km south of Korakies.
Nerokouros
Village
Nerokouros is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Nerokouros is situated 6 km southwest of Korakies.
Korakies
Latitude
35.5224° or 35° 31′ 21″ northLongitude
24.07919° or 24° 4′ 45″ eastElevation
181 metres (594 feet)Open location code
8G76G3CH+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1157797176OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
259342
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Korakies” goes by many names.
- German: “Korakies”
- Greek: “Κορακιαί”
- Greek: “Κορακιές”
- Russian: “Коракиес”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Μονή Καλογραιών and Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
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