Crete
Chania
Kantanos-Selino

Vardhies

Vardhies is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 581 metres. Vardhies is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Lissus.

Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of , and to the west of .

Archaeological site
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or Lissos was a town on the south coast of ancient Crete, which the anonymous Stadiasmus Maris Magni places between Syia and Calamyde. The Peutinger Table gives 16 M.P. as the distance between Cantanum and .

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paleochora and Sougia.

Photo: Markoz, CC0.
is a small town of about 2000 inhabitants nestling 75 km southwest of , under the immense White Mountains on the Greek island of Crete.

Village
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is a community and a small village in on the island of , . It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. It is located on the south coast of the island, 70 km south of .

Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community and a small village in on the island of , . It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near is located the ancient city of Yrtakina.

Vardhies

Latitude
35.2527° or 35° 15′ 10″ north
Longitude
23.7496° or 23° 44′ 59″ east
Elevation
581 metres (1,906 feet)
Open location code
8G757P3X+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12556889879
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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In Other Languages

“Vardhies” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Βαρδιές”

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