Paralia Chiliadou

Paralia Chiliadou

Paralia Chiliadou (Greek: Παραλία Χιλιαδού meaning "Chiladou Beach") or Paralia Hiliadou is a beach and a settlement near the village of Stropones in Greece. It is situated in a mountainous area and the beach are surrounded by one. It is at the end of the road linking southwest to Steni Dirfeou and Chalkida. The Dirfys mountain is located to the southwest.

Historical population

Information

Chiliadou is located in the northcentral part of the island of Euboea, the Aegean Sea is overlooked to the northeast. The winds blows mainly from north and to the east. During the winter months, the waves floods the beach and some times comes to flood the street with the nearby beach and some homes of some residents.

Chiliadou is a beach with sand. The area around the beach features maple, chestnuts and more, it creates a small river by the sea in which it spills into the sea.

History

In the older years, Chiliadou was an area for pirates. The origin of the name comes from a small church which is located near the beach.

Other

Paralia Chiliadou has a school, a church, a beach, and a squares ("plateia").

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=5070 Paralia Chiliadou on GTP Travel Pages] (in English and Greek)
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.9275&longitude=23.75015&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.9275&lons1=23.75015&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.9275,23.75015 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.9275&lon=23.75015&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|38|55|45|N|24|40|10|E|type:city(127)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Euboea prefecture


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