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<< Our Photo Pages >> Elyros - Ancient Village or Settlement in Greece in Crete

Submitted by ivanjohnson on Thursday, 09 October 2014  Page Views: 2415

Multi-periodSite Name: Elyros
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 15.194 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Crete Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Rodovani
Latitude: 35.287397N  Longitude: 23.795203E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Elyros
Elyros submitted by ivanjohnson : Elyros ruins. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Crete
The site of Elyros is a minor ruin, but the very interesting feature is the adjacent conical "pyramid" tomb carved from solid rock just to its northeast.

The tomb is very unusual due to its plain conical shape, and it is fairly spectacular being located on a high ridge overlooking the sea. As nearly as I can determine the conical tomb is located at or very close to 35.288429, 23.797453.
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Elyros
Elyros submitted by ivanjohnson : Elyros conical rock cut tomb. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Elyros
Elyros submitted by ivanjohnson : Elyros conical rock cut tomb interior. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Elyros
Elyros submitted by ivanjohnson : Elyros conical rock cut tomb. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Elyros
Elyros submitted by ivanjohnson (Vote or comment on this photo)

Elyros
Elyros submitted by ivanjohnson : Elyros ruins. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Elyros by ivanjohnson on Sunday, 26 October 2014
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"The town was the most important city in southwestern Crete as early as ca. 500 BC."
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