Vryses
Βρύσες | |
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Coordinates: 35°22′19″N 24°12′00″E / 35.37194°N 24.20000°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Crete |
Regional unit | Chania |
Municipality | Apokoronas |
Municipal unit | Kryonerida |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 854 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vryses (Greek: Βρύσες) is a village in Crete, Greece, and the seat of the municipality of Apokoronas. It has a population of 854 inhabitants according to the 2021 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.[2][3][4] Furthermore, Vryses recorded 32.1 °C in February 2010 making it the highest temperature ever recorded in Greece during February. [5] [6]