Ambelos Pass
| Ambelos Pass | |||
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 Windmills at the Ambelos Pass |
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| Compass direction | N | S. | |
| Pass height | 900 m | ||
| region | Crete , Greece | ||
| expansion | Pass road | ||
| particularities | 24 windmills | ||
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 12 '15 " N , 25 ° 27' 17" E | ||
Pass of Ambelos , Ambelos Pass or Seli Ambelou ( Greek Αμπέλος Αυχήν Ambelos Afhin = grapevine pass ; Greek Σελί Αμπέλου ) is an approximately 900 m high mountain pass in the north of the Lasithi plateau .
In the summer, the north wind Meltemi blows very strongly here, which is why 24 windmills were built for grinding grain during the Venetian period , which were in operation until the Second World War . Two of the now dilapidated mills have been restored. They had living rooms on the upper floor. If you follow the mountain ridge about 600 m to the east you will reach the archaeological site on Agios Georgios Papoura .
literature
- Margit Brinke, Peter Kränzle: Crete . 3. Edition. Reise Know-How-Verlag, Bielefeld 2001, ISBN 3-89416-882-X , p. 325-326 .
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