Plakias Koules
Plakias Koules is a castle in Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete. Plakias Koules is situated nearby to the castle Koules Plakias, as well as near the church Αγία Παρασκευή.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plakias Beach and Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos).
Plakias Beach
Beach
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Plakias Beach is situated 1 km southwest of Plakias Koules.
Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)
Archaeological site
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Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos) is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Plakias Koules.
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.
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 3½ km east of Plakias Koules.
Plakias Koules
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.19041° or 35° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
24.4056° or 24° 24′ 20″ eastInception
1866Open location code
8G765CR4+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 9958874314OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Plakias Koules” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Κουλές Πλακιά”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Koules Plakias and Αγία Παρασκευή.
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