Vryses

A view of the river that crosses the village

Vryses (Greek: Βρύσες) is a village in Crete, Greece, and the capital in the municipality of Apokoronas. It has a population of 740 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. It is now a popular tourist destination that has maintained its Cretan character.

On New Year's Day 2010 the World Meteorological Organization station of the National Observatory of Athens recorded a maximum temperature of 30.4 °C in Vryses, which is the highest January temperature ever recorded in Greece.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Meteo.gr: Τα δύο ακραία πρόσωπα του καιρού στην Ευρώπη το Σ/Κ 9-10 Ιανουαρίου 2021".
  2. ^ "Καλοκαιρινές οι θερμοκρασίες στην Κρήτη το Σαββατοκύριακο". 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Monthly climatological summary for January 2010". National Observatory of Athens. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

35°22′19″N 24°12′00″E / 35.37194°N 24.20000°E / 35.37194; 24.20000