Palekastro
in Lasithi of Crete, Greece
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Sitia Airport (9 mi) - Kasos Airport (40 mi)
- Karpathos Airport (53 mi)
- Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (61 mi)
- Santorini Airport (94 mi)
- Astypalaia Airport (96 mi)
- Kos Airport (120 mi)
- Leros Airport (141 mi)
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Milas Bodrum International Airport (162 mi) - Dalaman International Airport (176 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.198 and 26.254 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 11' 52" and E 26° 15' 15"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Modern Greek, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:29 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:28 am and 7:57 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Palekastro
Palekastro in Lasithi (Crete) with it's 1,094 habitants is located in Greece about 238 mi (or 383 km) south-east of Athens, the country's capital town.
Current time in Palekastro is now 03:29 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 10 airports close to Palekastro, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Greece is Sitia Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sitia, Agios Nikolaos, Ierapetra, Fry and Kastelli. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 51% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
20°C (67 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
18°C (65 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
GreeceOlive Coast Suites Sitia
Cavo Plako Villas
Fotini Apartments
Dionysos Authentic Resort & Village
Hiona Holiday Hotel
Casa di Mare
Sunrise Apartments
Videos from this area
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Relaxing in Palekastro
Relaxing in Palekastro, Greece, Crete, after a buzy vacation day. Shot at night with a Sony HDR-CX520E camcoder. June 2010. Some quality was lost during conversion to a wmv file.
Palekastro 2012
It was an awesome holiday!!! Here just a few shots..
Crete | Chiona Beach
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Windsurf freestyle in Palekastro by Bertrand
Great freestyle session in Kouremenos, Palekastro, Crete, by Bertrand from Marseille. Shot with a GoPro Hero HD 960.
Windsurf at Palekastro by Romain
Aristos in Vai
In Vai, at the most eastern part of Crete. Doing 45km/h without much effort and 50 with a little more.
road from Moni Toplou to Vai beach
road from Moni Toplou to Vai beach.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Moni Toplou
Moni Toplou is a 15th century monastery located in a dry and barren area in the Lasithi regional unit, on the eastern part of the island of Crete in Greece. It is about 6 km north of the village of Palekastro and 85 km east of Agios Nikolaos. The monastery was originally called Panagia Akrotiriani (Virgin Mary of the Cape), after the nearby Sidero cape.
Roussolakkos
Roussolakkos is the site of an important Minoan city, located near to Palekastro, Crete. It is the only Minoan city to have survived intact. Its harbor, outlying settlements, sanctuaries and quarries are preserved under sediments accumulating over more than 2,000 years. It was here, the ancient authors tell us, that Diktaian Zeus (the youthful Cretan equivalent of the classical Greek god Dionysos and Egyptian Osiris) was born and where this young god founded his holy city.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Palekastro.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Palaiókastron, Palaíkastro, Palékastro, Palaiókastro, Palaíkastron, Παλαίκαστρον, Παλαίκαστρο, Παλαιόκαστρον, Palekastro
