Kórakas
Kórakas is a point in Chania, Chania, Crete. Kórakas is situated nearby to the locality Koumpéli, as well as near Sódi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kydonia and Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Kydonia
Archaeological site
Kydonia, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. Kydonia is situated 3 km southwest of Kórakas.
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.
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.
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… Kounoupidiana is situated 2½ km east of Kórakas.
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 6 km south of Kórakas.
Mournies
Village
Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is situated 7 km southwest of Kórakas.
Kórakas
Latitude
35.53523° or 35° 32′ 7″ northLongitude
24.04763° or 24° 2′ 52″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8G76G2PX+33GeoNames ID
259355
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In Other Languages
“Kórakas” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Kórakas”
- Greek: “Κόρακας”
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Localities in the Area
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