Grandes
Grandes is a group of three small islands off the east coast of Crete. Administratively it comes within the Itanos municipality in Lasithi. Grandes can be seen from the Minoan site of Roussolakkos near Palekastro as can the island of Elasa.- Island
- Description: island group off Sitia, Greece
- Also known as“Gkrantes”“Grándes Islands”“Grantes”“Nisídes Gkrántes”“Nisides Grantes”“Nisídhes Grándes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kouremenos.
Kouremenos
Beach
Kouremenos is a beach, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Grandes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agathia and Palekastro.
Agathia
Hamlet
Agathia is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km west of Grandes.
Lagada
Hamlet
Lagada is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Grandes.
Grandes
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Latitude
35.20157° or 35° 12′ 6″ north
Longitude
26.29306° or 26° 17′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G78672V+J6
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Grandes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جرانديس (جزر)”
- Arabic: “جرانديس”
- Cebuano: “Nisídes Grántes”
- Dutch: “Grandes”
- Finnish: “Gkrántes”
- Galician: “Grandes, Grecia”
- Greek: “Nisídes Grántes”
- Greek: “Γκράντες”
- Greek: “Γράντες”
- Greek: “νησίδες Γκράντες”
- Greek: “Νησίδες Γκράντες”
- Greek: “Νησίδες Γράντες”
- Swedish: “Nisídes Grántes”
- Turkish: “Grandes”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palekastro Archaeological Site and Órmos Koureménos.
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