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Koufonisi Island by Makrigialos

Koufonissi island and BeachesKoufonisi (Greek: Κουφονήσι, known as Leuce in antiquity) is an uninhabited Greek islet, located 3 nautical miles (5,3 km) south of cape Goudouras (see Goudouras) on the coast of Lasithi, eastern Crete, in the Libyan Sea.

Last Updated on Sunday, 26 August 2012 10:20
 
Agii Teodori or Thodorou island Chania Crete

Agii Teodori or Thodorou islandIf you happen to pass the central road of Agia Marina to Platanias on a day with bad weather you will surely see the waves break at the shores of the deserted island of Thodorou. If you pass it on a day with good weather you will witness its beauty. It is worth to see the island in both ways in order to understand its turbulent history, the legends, as well as its everyday life.

Last Updated on Monday, 23 August 2010 15:06
 
Dia island in Heraklion Crete

Dia island

Dia is an uninhabited island with 5 km maximum length and 3 km maximum width surrounded by small rocky inlets. It is located 14 kilometres north of Gouves municipality and belongs to the municipal district of Elea. It is one of NATURA's protected areas due to its status as a biotope for endemic plants and for plants with low dispersal within the Southern Aegean.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 July 2011 15:37
 
Paximadia islands in Messara area

Paximadia islandsAt first glance, Nisi Paximadia is an island located approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles or 6.5 nautical miles) off the south coast of Crete (Agia Galini area) and 14km from Matala area. However, depending on the angle of approach, it becomes clear that Nisi Paximadia actually consists of two, uninhabited, islets. The span of both rocks combined, is approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 mi - 1.6 nm).

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 November 2010 14:23
 
Gramvousa island Chania Crete

Gramvousa IslandGramvousa is an islet very close to the NW coast of Crete and to the famous Balos Beach, in a strategic position for the control of the channel between Crete and Antikithira (Cerigotto).
The Venetians fortified Gramvousa to have an early alert of possible corsair raids and to provide a temporary haven to convoys in case of attack or storm.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 19:05
 
Psira-Mochlos Island in Agios Nikolaos, East Crete

It is a small island ίn the north west of Mochlos that you can visit by boat from Mochlos or Agios Nikolaos. It is uninhabited now and barren.The name has alternative spellίngs and must have come about because the shape of the island seemed to resemble that of a louse ( psira : louse). South-west of the island, tucked into the corner of the bay of Merambello, is another tiny island called Konida - «the nit».

Last Updated on Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:00
 
Dionisades Islands in Sitia, East Crete

Dionisades Islands in Sitia, East CreteΑ group of four (4) small islands at the north of the Sitia Bay, at a distance of 9 miles from Sitia. Two of them, Giannisada and Dragonara, are the biggest ones with mostly cedar-trees from Lebanon and the other two, Paximada and Paximadaki, are just small rocky islands.

Last Updated on Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:02
 
Spinalonga in Agios Nikolaos, East Crete

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The island of Spinalonga (official name Kalidon) is located in the eastern part of Crete, near the town of Elounda. Harking back to the Venetian occupation, the name Spinalonga is Italian, meaning "long thorn".

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 09:25
 
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