KaloChorio Istron

KaloChorio Istron is a village in the Lasithi Prefecture region of Crete.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vrokastro and Priniatikos Pyrgos.

Vrokastro

Archaeological site

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Vrokastro was an ancient Minoan civilization settlement in the Lasithi regional unit of eastern Crete, Greece. It overlooks the Gulf of Mirabello. The site was a mountain citadel located on a hill 1,5 km east of Priniatikos Pyrgos, another very early archaeological site.

Priniatikos Pyrgos

Archaeological site

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Priniatikos Pyrgos is an archaeological site near the Istron River in the eastern Cretan regional unit of Lasithi. The nearest big town is Agios Nikolaos, Crete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalo Chorio and Pyrgos.

Kalo Chorio

Village

Kalo Chorio is a village in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece. Kalo Chorio village has a population of around 900, nestled in the midst of a verdant hilly landscape, where olive groves, abundant and colorful mediterranean shrubs and plants reach all the way down to the sea.

Pyrgos

Village

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Pyrgos is a village.

Meseleroi

Village

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Meseleroi is a village in the east of the Greek island of Crete, in the regional unit of Lasithi. It is located 9 km north of Ierapetra, and lies within its administrative limits.

KaloChorio Istron

Location: Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.1234° or 35° 7′ 24″ north

Longitude

25.736° or 25° 44′ 10″ east

Open location code

8G774PFP+99

Wikidata ID

Q14220099

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In Other Languages

“KaloChorio Istron” goes by many names.

Greek: “Ίστρο”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “KaloChorio Istron”. Photo: ArtemiyPavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0.