Vryses Village

Description

Vryses Village is a relatively new village whose life does not exceed the 80 years. Despite all this in these few years due to its active commercial residents succeeded in becoming a great center of commercial and residential activity. The village is the capital of the municipality Apokoronou.Located in the middle of the root Chania – Sfakia – Rethymno – Heraklion and all surrounding villages. It has about 1000 inhabitants permanent and temporary.

Amenities

At Vryses you will find a clinic, Post Office, Bank, 2 Dentists, 2 Vets, Pharmacy, Bookstore, 3 Supermarkets, 3 Gas Stations, 2 Bakeries, Pastry shop and florist.

Climate

The village has enough moisture because of the rivers during the winter and cold and cool enough in summer.

History/Sightseeings

As location the cranes during the revolution of 1866-69 was fighting theater, the Turks besieged the Kefalovrysia excluded from the spring water and had to try expense, which resulted in their defeat. In the center of the village there is a large bridge, which was built after the war. The old bridge was built in the last century by a Christian pasha, washed away by the flood in 1942 East of Vryses the area is full of Minoan and Roman sherds, is the Greek (sti) RH Arch Bridge Greco-Roman times (300 BC to 300 AD.). The highest point of the arc is from the bed river 8.40 m. and a maximum opening arc 11.10 m., while the wall thickness of 4.8 m. at the beginning of this century, in 1918.