Giofyri
Giofyri is an abandoned locality in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete. Giofyri is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Drasi, as well as near the locality Vryses.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kremasta Monastery and Dreros.
Dreros
Archaeological site
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 3½ km northeast of Giofyri.
Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia is situated 3 km north of Giofyri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neapoli and Limnes.
Neapoli
Town
Photo: Nikos massios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 km north of Giofyri.
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 3 km northeast of Giofyri.
Exo Lakkonia
Village
Exo Lakkonia is a traditional village with small population near Agios Nikolaos of Crete. It has a folklore museum and some traditional coffee shops and an old church of St. Exo Lakkonia is situated 5 km southeast of Giofyri.
Giofyri
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.23145° or 35° 13′ 53″ northLongitude
25.61034° or 25° 36′ 37″ eastElevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)Open location code
8G776JJ6+H4GeoNames ID
10792432
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In Other Languages
“Giofyri” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Γιοφύρι”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Drasi and Vryses.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological site of Dreros and Stavrós.
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