Agia Galini
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Local community Agia Galini Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγίας Γαλήνης (Αγία Γαλήνη) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Crete | ||
| Regional district | Rethymno | ||
| local community | Agios Vasilios | ||
| Parish | Lambi | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 6 ′ N , 24 ° 41 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
22 m (average) |
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| surface | 11.812 km² | ||
| Residents | 632 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 53.50 inhabitants / km² | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 930702 | ||
| Local division | 2 settlements | ||
| Website: | www.agia-galini.com | ||
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Agia Galini ( Greek Αγία Γαλήνη ( f. Sg. )) Is a coastal town on the Gulf of Messara , 24 kilometers southeast of Spili on the Greek island of Crete . Together with the village of Xirokambos, it forms a local community in the municipality of Agios Vasilios .
geography
Agia Galini is located in the south of Crete. Nearby places are Melampes , Kria Vrisi and Agios Pavlos . To the east of Agia Galini there is also the mostly dried up river Platis , which flows into the sea there.
economy
tourism
Thanks to its picturesque location, Agia Galini developed from a small fishing village into a center of package tourism in the late 1970s and 1980s and since then has numerous hotels, guest houses, taverns , bars and discos as well as a campsite. As in many tourist centers, in Agia Galini you will find a so-called eating alley , in which one tavern is lined up after the other. The harbor square with its house facades stacked up on the slope, on the other hand, is considered one of the most beautiful in Greece .
Agia Galini is also a good starting point for tours into the Cretan hinterland, for example to the mountain village of Zaros with the only trout farm on the island, to the Rouvas gorge above Zaros or the Amari basin. In addition to the beach near the village, there are also the nearby beaches of Agios Georgios and Agios Pavlos , which are best reached by excursion boats or rental cars.
Others
- Agia Galini is the setting of the novel The Cretan Guest by Klaus Modick , which tells of the German occupation of Crete in World War II .
gallery
Agia Galini seen from the east
Restaurants in the port of Agia Galini
Agia Galini, seen from the west
Agia Galini from the harbor wall
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census. ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Excel ; 2.6 MB) National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ)