Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)
Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos) is an archaeological site in Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete. Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos) is situated nearby to the peak Paligremnos/Korifi, as well as near the health club Yoga Shala.Photo: Oltau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plakias Beach and Ammoudi Beach.
Plakias Beach
Beach
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Plakias Beach is situated 1 km north of Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos).
Skinaria Beach
Beach
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Skinaria Beach is situated 2½ km southeast of Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plakias and Mirthios.
Plakias
Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.
Plakias is a village in Rethymno region of Crete. Plakias has grown from a fishing jetty and a few houses in the 1960s to a tourist resort today. Plakias has a 1300-metre-long sandy beach and there are several other beaches within walking distance.
Mirthios
Village
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Mirthios is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos).
Lefkogeia
Village
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Lefkogeia is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Foinikas, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The community has 252 inhabitants. Lefkogeia is situated 4 km east of Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos).
Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Greece
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.17737° or 35° 10′ 39″ northLongitude
24.39858° or 24° 23′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G7659GX+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 12554821183OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q100730943
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)” goes by many names.
- German: “Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)”
- German: “Plakias Korifi”
- Greek: “Πλακιάς Κορφή (Παλίγκρεμνος)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Paligremnos/Korifi and Παλίγκρεμνος.
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