Lake Voulismeni
Lake Voulismeni is a small, formerly freshwater lake, later connected to the sea, located at the centre of the town of Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete.Photo: Fs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lato pros Kamara and Archaeological Museum.
Lato pros Kamara
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lato pros Kamara or simply Kamara or Camara was an ancient city of Crete, situated to the east of Olous, according to the Maritime Itinerary at a distance of 15 stadia. Lato pros Kamara is situated 170 metres southeast of Lake Voulismeni.
Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is a museum in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. The first collection was established in 1969. The present building opened to the public in 2024 after undergoing an extensive renovation. Archaeological Museum is situated 410 metres northwest of Lake Voulismeni.
Agia Triada
Church
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Agia Triada is a church, which is situated 210 metres south of Lake Voulismeni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exo Lakkonia and Kritsa.
Exo Lakkonia
Village
Exo Lakkonia is a traditional village with small population near Agios Nikolaos of Crete. It has a folklore museum and some traditional coffee shops and an old church of St. Exo Lakkonia is situated 6 km west of Lake Voulismeni.
Kritsa
Village
Photo: Gatm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. Kritsa is situated 8 km southwest of Lake Voulismeni.
KaloChorio Istron
Photo: ArtemiyPavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
KaloChorio Istron is a village in the Lasithi Prefecture region of Crete.
Lake Voulismeni
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: lagoon located in Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece
- Category: body of water
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.19058° or 35° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
25.71753° or 25° 43′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8G775PR9+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 26826759OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lagoonWikidata ID
Q686328
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Voulismeni from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Lake Voulismeni” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վուլիսմենի”
- Chinese: “武利斯梅尼湖”
- Dutch: “Voulismenimeer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ڤوليسمينى”
- Esperanto: “Voulisméni”
- Finnish: “Voulisméni”
- French: “Lac Voulismeni”
- French: “lac Voulisméni”
- French: “Lac Voulisméni”
- German: “Voulismeni-See”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Βουλισμένη”
- Hebrew: “אגם ווליסמני”
- Hebrew: “האגם וולסמני באגיוס ניקולס”
- Italian: “lago Voulismeni”
- Italian: “Lago Voulismeni”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Voulisméni”
- Polish: “Wulismeni”
- Portuguese: “Lago Voulismeni”
- Portuguese: “Lago Voulisméni”
- Portuguese: “Lago Vulisméni”
- Russian: “Вулизмени”
- Russian: “Вулисмени”
- Russian: “озеро Вулисмени”
- Ukrainian: “Вулісмені озеро”
- Ukrainian: “Вулісмені”
- Welsh: “Llyn Voulismeni”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Λίμνη Βουλισμένη and Anthos.
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