Vryses

Vryses () 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.

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Locality: Βρύσες
Region: Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 740

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Greece place.name: Vryses
Greece place.name_local: Βρύσες
Greece place.type: community
Greece place.image_skyline: Vryses rivers.JPG
Greece place.caption_skyline: A view of the river that crosses the village
Greece place.periph: Crete
Greece place.periphunit: Chania
Greece place.municipality: Apokoronas
Greece place.municunit: Kryonerida
Greece place.population_as_of: 2021
Greece place.population: 854

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Population: 740
Elevation: 70
Image: Vryses rivers.JPG
Dialing code: 2825

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postal code: 730 07
Commons category: Vryses
native label: Βρύσες

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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. Furthermore, Vryses recorded 32.1 °C in February 2010 making it the highest temperature ever recorded in Greece during February.