Eligias
Eligias is a beach in Crete, Greece. Eligias is situated nearby to the cave Agios Ioannis, as well as near the hamlet Kapetaniana.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moni Koudouma.
Moni Koudouma
Church
Photo: Dretakis Manolis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moni Koudouma is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Eligias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapetaniana and Fournofarago.
Kapetaniana
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kapetaniana is a small village in the municipality of Gortyn on the island of Crete in Greece. The village has between 50 and 100 inhabitants and is built on the slopes of Asterousia Mountains at an altitude of 750m, with views of the Libyan Sea and the Messara Plain. Kapetaniana is situated 3 km northwest of Eligias.
Fournofarago
Village
Fournofarago is a small village located in southern Crete, Greece. Fournofarago is situated 6 km northwest of Eligias.
Stavies
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stavies is a small village in the southern part of Crete, Greece. This village is built at a height of 240 m above sea-level, on the south edge of the valley of Messara and is mentioned in the Archives of Chandax in 1370. Stavies is situated 7 km north of Eligias.
Eligias
Latitude
34.9418° or 34° 56′ 31″ northLongitude
25.0569° or 25° 3′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8G67W3R4+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 506234643OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
“Eligias” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ελυγιά”
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Highlights include Agios Ioannis and Agios Antonios.
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