Mavros Vrachos
Mavros Vrachos, is an uninhabited Greek islet, in the Aegean Sea, close to the eastern coast of Crete. Administratively it lies within the Itanos municipality of Lasithi.- Type: Rock
- Description: island off Sitia, Greece
- Also known as: “Vrachonisís Erimoúpolis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palm Forest of Vai and Psili Ammos beach.
Palm Forest of Vai
Protected area
Vai, Greek for "palm", is a region of east Crete between Cape Sidero and Cape Plaka, just south of the site of ancient Itanus but north of the villages that surround and are part of Palaikastro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyriamadi and Palekastro.
Kyriamadi
Hamlet
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Kyriamadi or Kereamathi has a double sense. Geographically it is the middle peninsula of Cape Sideros in the municipality of Sitia, in the northeast of Crete. Kyriamadi is situated 6 km northeast of Mavros Vrachos.
Palekastro
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaikastro or Palekastro, with the Godart and Olivier abbreviation PK, is a thriving town, geographic heir to a long line of settlements extending back into prehistoric times, at the east end of the Mediterranean island Crete.
Agathia
Hamlet
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agathia is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km south of Mavros Vrachos.
Mavros Vrachos
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Mavros Vrachos” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mávros Vráchos”
- Dutch: “Mavros Vrachos”
- Greek: “Μάυρος Βράχος”
- Swedish: “Mávros Vráchos”
- Turkish: “Mavros Adacığı”
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Localities in the Area
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