Perampela

Perampela is a locality in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete and has about 5 residents. Perampela is situated nearby to the locality Akriniá, as well as near the hamlet Kourounes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dreros and Areti Monastery.

Dreros

Archaeological site

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Dreros, also Driros, near Neapoli in the regional unit of Lasithi, Crete, is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km northwest of Agios Nikolaos. Known only by a chance remark of the 9th-century Byzantine grammarian Theognostus, archaeology of the site shows Dreros to have been initially colonised by mainland Greeks in the early Archaic Period about the same time as Lato and Prinias. Dreros is situated 4 km southwest of Perampela.

Areti Monastery

Monastery

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Areti Monastery is situated 3 km northeast of Perampela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fourni and Limnes.

Fourni

Village

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Fourni is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Perampela.

Limnes

Village

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Limnes is a traditional Cretan small village in Lasithi, Crete, Greece, located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains. Limnes is situated 4½ km south of Perampela.

Neapoli

Town

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Neapoli is a small town and a former municipality in Lasithi, eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos. Neapoli is situated 5 km southwest of Perampela.

Perampela

Type: Locality with 5 residents
Also known as: “Perámpela”
Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.28882° or 35° 17′ 20″ north

Longitude

25.64735° or 25° 38′ 51″ east

Population

Elevation

550 metres (1,804 feet)

Open location code

8G777JQW+GW

GeoNames ID

8605520

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In Other Languages

“Perampela” goes by many names.

Greek: “Περάμπελα”

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