Mires  

Mires - Heraklion Prefecture (Greece)

MIRES. Mires is a small agricultural town in the heart of the Messara plain in the central south of the Greek island of Crete. In this region are large areas of olive groves and grapevines. In Mires are approximately 7000 inhabitants who are mainly engaged in agriculture. In Mires are many shops, restaurants, cafes and even some larger supermarkets as residents from the surrounding villages come here to do their shopping. Every Saturday there is a nice market and it is very crowded. The market is visited by many tourists during summer. Mires is also the administrative centre of the Municipality of Phaistos.

Text: Yorgos and Wendy Nikolidakis - Revised by Maxine van Hoften Gee

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Average temperature Mires
January
11.6°C
February
11.8°C
March
13.2°C
April
16.3°C
May
20.1°C
June
24.5°C
July
26.5°C
August
26.1°C
September
23.3°C
October
19.4°C
November
16.1°C
December
13.1°C

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