Falagari Cave

Falagari Cave is a cave in Sfakia, Chania, Crete. Falagari Cave is situated nearby to the peak Kefala, as well as near Seli.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kallikratis and Hora Sfakion.

Kallikratis

Hamlet

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Kallikratis is a small village belonging to the municipality of Sfakia, in southwest Crete, Greece. According to tradition, it was named after the admiral Manoussos Kallikratis, who in March 1453 led a campaign to reinforce the defense of Constantinople with 5 ships and 1500 Cretan volunteers. Kallikratis is situated 6 km east of Falagari Cave.

Hora Sfakion

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Chora Sfakion is a harbour village in the southwest of Crete. It has about 475 inhabitants, and is the capital of Sfakia region.

Frangokastello

Village

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Frangokastello is the location of a castle and scattered settlement on the south coast of Crete, Greece, about 12 km east of Chora Sfakion and within the prefecture of Chania. Frangokastello is situated 7 km southeast of Falagari Cave.

Falagari Cave

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Sfakia, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.23554° or 35° 14′ 8″ north

Longitude

24.19508° or 24° 11′ 42″ east

Open location code

8G7665PW+62

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5403876043

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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In Other Languages

“Falagari Cave” goes by many names.

Greek: “Σπήλαιο φάλαγαρη”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kefala and Seli.

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