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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 5 m (16 ft) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Crete |
| Prefecture: | Lasithi |
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| Postal: | 720 53 |
| Area: | 28410 |
| Auto: | ΑΝ |
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| www.aghiosnikolaos.gr/elounda | |
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Elounda (Greek: Ελούντα, alternative transliteration Elounta or "Elouda", road-sign transliteration "Elounda" or "Elounta") is a small fishing town on the bay of Elounda, on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes Lasithi ( Greek: Λασίθι is the easternmost prefecture on the island of Crete, to the east of the prefecture of Heraklion. The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος), and the prefecture of Lassithi (Greek: Λασίθι). Agios Nikolaos (or Aghios Nikolaos Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος is a Coastal town on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the Lasithi ( Greek: Λασίθι is the easternmost prefecture on the island of Crete, to the east of the prefecture of Heraklion. It is popular with European tourists and has several hotels. Elounda is also the closest major town to the former leper colony of Spinalonga, located on an island officially named Kalydon (Greek: Καλυδών), located at the entrance of the Bay of Elounda, a lake-like body of water enclosed by mainland Crete and the peninsula of Spinalonga (Greek: Σπιναλόγκα). Leprosy (from the Greek lepi (λέπι meaning scales on a fish or Hansen's disease, is a chronic disease caused by the bacterium This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. The island of Spinalonga (official name Kalidon is located at the eastern section of Crete, near the town of Elounda. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The island of Spinalonga (official name Kalidon is located at the eastern section of Crete, near the town of Elounda. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The town is close to the city of Agios Nikolaos and the village of Plaka (Lasithi). The town of Plaka is in the Lasithi Prefecture of Crete. It neighbours the town of Elounda and is close to the historical island of Spinalonga
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Tourism
Elounda is widely considered the "most luxurious resort" in Greece, due to the many 5-star hotels located south of town, set in their own grounds. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
The first luxury hotel in this area was the Elounda Beach hotel, built between 1968-1973 by Spyros Kokotos (Greek: Σπύρος Κοκοτός) as architect and president of the holding company, Helios SA, and his brother George Kokotos(Greek: Γιώργος Κοκοτός) as civil engineer in-charge. General Spyros Kokotos (Greek Σπύρος Κοκοτός) is a Greek Architect born in the city of Herakleion, Crete The two brothers also built the Elounda Bay hotel just north of this hotel, completing construction in 1976 and shortly thereafter selling it to the National Bank of Greece's "Astir Palace" chain of hotels, headed by Stelios Seferiades (Greek: Στέλιος Σεφεριάδης).
Spyros Kokotos continued by building the Elounda Mare hotel, which opened in 1981 with just 6 bungalows, and is now a 92-unit hotel of rooms and bungalows belonging to the "Relais & Chateux" association.
George Kokotos set up the Semeli winery in Stamata, Attica, before returning briefly to Elounda in order to build another hotel, the originally-named Elounda Rock hotel, later renamed to Elounda Village hotel as part of the "Grecotel" chain of hotels, and nowadays part of the "Aquila" chain of hotels under the same name. Semeli ( Greek: Σεμέλι is a settlement in the Xanthi prefecture of Greece. Stamata ( Greek: Σταμάτα is a community of the Greek prefecture of East Attica. Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece
Spyros Kokotos further built the Porto Elounda Deluxe Resort, which started operation in 1992 with only 6 villas and has continued to expand to the present day, reaching a capacity of 250 rooms, suites, and villas. A wing of this resort situated on its southern extremity spun off in 2002 as an independent hotel, nowadays called the Elounda Peninsula All-Suite hotel and consisting of 52 suites and villas.
Another noteworthy 5-star hotel in this area is the Elounda Gulf Villas hotel, owned by the family of Dimitris Kadianakis (Greek: Δημήτρης Καδιανάκης), while another important addition to the luxurious set of hotels outside the town has been the Blue Palace Resort & Spa, located 3. 4 kilometers north of the town of Elounda and next to the small village of Plaka, which was completed in 2005 and is owned by the family of Yannis Sbokos (Greek: Γιάννης Σμπώκος).
There are numerous other hotels in and around the village of Elounda, ranging from small self-catered apartment complexes through to 4-star hotel complexes with pools and restaurants like the Elounda Aquasol resort, the Elounda Palm hotel, the Elounda Blue Bay hotel, and others like Elounda Heights, a complex on the hill above Elounda, which has superb views over Elounda and the bay across to Spinalonga. The island of Spinalonga (official name Kalidon is located at the eastern section of Crete, near the town of Elounda.
History
The earliest recorded settlement at Elounda was the ancient Greek city of Olous, whose people were in intermittent conflict with the citizens of Dorian Lato, until a peace treaty was eventually reached. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Olous or Olus ( Ancient Greek:, or is an ancient sunken city situated at the present day town of Elounda, Crete, Greece. The Dorians or Dorian Greeks ( Greek:, Dōrieis singular, Dōrieus were Lato ( Ancient Greek:) was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the small town of Kritsa. [2] Elounda has a later history as part of the Venetian era. The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica Elounda has changed considerably during its lifespan. The bulk of the ancient city of Olous was reclaimed by the sea towards the end of the Ancient Greek period and is still visible, in part, when diving in the bay of Elounda. Olous or Olus ( Ancient Greek:, or is an ancient sunken city situated at the present day town of Elounda, Crete, Greece. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c
During the early 1900s, Elounda acted as a stopping off point for lepers being transported to the leper colony at Spinalonga. Leprosy (from the Greek lepi (λέπι meaning scales on a fish or Hansen's disease, is a chronic disease caused by the bacterium A leper colony, leprosarium, or lazar house is a place to Quarantine leprous people The island of Spinalonga (official name Kalidon is located at the eastern section of Crete, near the town of Elounda.
Transport
In the centre of Elounda, there is a large taxi stand and a bus stop. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride The local bus company, KTEL, operates services to Plaka and Agios Nikolaos on a regular basis. The town of Plaka is in the Lasithi Prefecture of Crete. It neighbours the town of Elounda and is close to the historical island of Spinalonga Agios Nikolaos or Ayios Nikolaos ( Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος meaning " Saint Nicholas " is a common place name in Greece and
Fiction
Elounda was used for the filming of the popular BBC television series Who Pays the Ferryman? in the late 1970s. Who Pays the Ferryman? was a Television series produced by the BBC in 1977.
It features in Victoria Hislop's novel The Island
Notes
Hislop, Victoria (2005). Victoria Hislop (born Victoria Hamson) is an award winning British Author. The Island.
References
- ^ PDF (875 KB) 2001 Census (Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ). www. statistics. gr. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge.
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Lato Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian, Jan 10, 2008