Dafnes
Dafnes is a Southwestern suburb and community in the Heraklion regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is situated 18 km Southwest of Heraklion at an altitude of 320 meters on a ridge in the eastern foothills of the 2456 m Mt. Psiloritis immediately east of Greek National Road 97.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,130 residents
- Description: village in Herakleion, Greece
- Also known as: “Daphnes”, “Dhafnaís”, and “Dhafnés”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paliani monastery.
Paliani monastery
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paliani monastery is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Dafnes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siva and Venerato.
Agios Myronas
Village
Agios Myronas is a village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece, named for Saint Myron of Crete. In 2021, its population was 569. Agios Myronas is built on two hills. Agios Myronas is situated 2½ km northwest of Dafnes.
Dafnes
Latitude
35.21596° or 35° 12′ 58″ northLongitude
25.05085° or 25° 3′ 3″ eastPopulation
1,130Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)Open location code
8G776382+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 738420307OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
263321Wikidata ID
Q12211345
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In Other Languages
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