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Akrotiri: Akrotiri Peninsula
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The Akrotiri aquifer, located in the southern most part of Cyprus, in the Eastern Mediterranean, is part of a peninsula situated between two shorelines at elevations ranging from -2 masl to 30 masl. The aquifer exhibits a characteristic semi-arid climate: the ETP is, on average, more than double the precipitation (average 500 mm/year), a situation typical for many Mediterranean coastal areas. It is the most important porous aquifer of Southern Cyprus and extends from Limassol in the east to Episkopi in the west, with an approximate surface area of 45 km2 (Fig. 1).
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The peninsula of Akrotiri, east of Chania has its charms and its horrors. Amongst the charms of Akrotiri are the wild range of hills which run along the northern edge of it, its monasteries (especially Katholiko), several pretty beaches (which are unfortunately a little overrun by the inhabitants of Chania at the weekend) and lots of flowers in the spring. On the ugly side, Akrotiri is home to a number of NATO bases and restricted military areas and subjected to some aircraft noise.
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You'll have got the message – summer holidays to Akrotiri peninsula are unhurried affairs. This is what's known as 'the real Crete', where the living is easy, the locals are friendly, and feasting on Cretan specialities is still affordably cheap. Holidays to Akrotiri are particularly popular with families – take a look at the Aloni Apartments, where facilities include a creche and children's club. So don't leave it to the last minute. Holidays to Akrotiri sell fast.
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Stavros is located right on the tip of the peninsula of Akrotiri in a beautiful bay at a distance of 14 km from Hania. Stavros is well-known for its beautiful sandy beaches and the clean, blue sea. It is actually a small bay and a long sandy beach next to it. Stavros had been used as the location for the film Zorba the Greek as it represented the archetypal sleepy fishing village. Facing the mountain where Zorbas of Kakogiannis was filmed. Everyone remembers the scene where Anthony Queen, interpreting the Kazantzakis hero, built a quarry which spectacularly fell apart.
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The hydrological and climatic condition of the topographic catchment of the Kouris River, extending up into the Troodos massif, reaching altitudes of 1600 masl within a distance of 30 km, is very different from the situation on the Akrotiri Peninsula. The average precipitation within its catchment (surface area 290km2) is 730 mm for the years between 1951-1980.
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