Vrokastro

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.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: archaeological site in Crete
Also known as: “Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Βροκάστρου”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Priniatikos Pyrgos.

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. Priniatikos Pyrgos is situated 1½ km northwest of Vrokastro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include KaloChorio Istron and Kalo Chorio.

KaloChorio Istron

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

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.