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Touring Platanés
Platanés in Rethymno (Crete) is a town located in Greece about 200 mi (or 322 km) south of Athens, the country's capital place.
Time in Platanés is now 08:50 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Platanés, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Greece is Chania International Airport in a distance of 35 mi (or 56 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Agia Foteini, Rethymno, Moires, Agioi Deka and Vryses. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 53% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
23°C (73 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
22°C (71 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Honeymoon Petra Villas
El Greco Resort
Alexander hotel
Aegean Plaza Hotel
Iliovasilema Suites
Orizontes Hotel & Villas
Pegasus Spa Hotel
Heliotopos Hotel
Vip Suites
Cliff Side Suites
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
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James Stratis Executive Director of the Kommos Conservancy provided an English language version of this presentation, followed by this Greek language translation by Nicole Lelekis in Pitsidia...
1) Sunset walk on the mountain Katsonisi, Crete - (http://www.nat-adv.gr)
This sunset walk takes place on Katsonisi Mountain, in the Sivritos area. It is about 45 min away from the city of Rethymnon and the walk lasts about 1,5 hour. This walk takes place at an altitude...
1) Cycling around the lake Potami dam, Crete - (http://www.nat-adv.gr)
You can cycle around the new lake "Potami dam", in the Sivritos area, in the morning or the afternoon - it's your choice! The lake is about 25 min away from the city of Rethymnon. You need...
ΓΕΡΑΚΑΡΙ ΕΠΙΣΤΡΟΦΗ ΣΤΟ ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ 11/01/2015
ΕΠΙΣΤΡΟΦΗ ME XIONIA ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΓΕΡΑΚΑΡΙ ΣΤΟ ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ Η ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜΗ ΜΕΧΡΙ ΤΟ ΚΤΕΟ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΑΡΜΕΝΟΥΣ .
Crete | Spili Town
Spili is a large village in the heart of Crete, where the local authorities have made a point of preserving the village's character as much as possible. It lies on a wooded slope dominated...
Hellas Crete On the way from Spili to Sfakia 1
Spili, central Crete Situated some 30km South of the town of Rethymno, and approximately in the middle of the island of Crete, Spili has everything for the visitor who wants to experience...
SPILI MAY 2014 - overworked-10-2014
FOR OUR FRIENDS IN ENGLISH AN GERMAN - OUR TRIPS TO SPILI IN MAY 2014 - OUR START IN PLAKIAS - VISIT THE VENECIAN FOUNTAIN - THE FOLK MUSUM OF SPILI - SOME SHOPS ...
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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.
Akoumia
Akoumia is a traditional Cretan village of about 450 people in the southern part of the Rethymno regional unit, famous for the two Triopetra (meaning three stones) beaches. It is part of the municipality Agios Vasileios.
Holocaust of Kedros
The Holocaust of Kedros (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα του Κέντρους), also known as the Holocaust of Amari (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα του Αμαρίου), refers to an operation mounted by Nazi German forces against the civilian residents of nine villages located in the Amari Valley on the Greek island of Crete during its occupation by the Axis in World War II.
Gious Kampos
Gious Kampos, is a plateau in the Amari Valley on the island of Crete in Greece. Its name comes from the phrase τση Γιούς ο Κάμπος, which means the plain of Eos (Ηώς in Greek) in the Cretan dialect. Located northwest of Mt. Kedros, the plateau extends to an area of approx. 2.5 km and lies at an average altitude of 750m, having good road access from the villages of Spili, Kissos and Gerakari.