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Fanos

Local name: Φανός

Located in Amyntaio, Florina Coordinates: 40°40′25″ N 21°36′06″ E

Map showing the location of Fanos Fanos
Location in Greece
Population
87
87
Elevation
636 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
KZI Kozani National Airport Filippos48 km
OHD Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport92 km

About Fanos

Fanos is a village. Location: Amyntaio, Florina. Population: 87. Elevation: 636 m.

From Wikipedia

Fanos (Greek: Φανός, before 1926: Σπάντσα – Spantsa) is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The 1920 Greek census recorded 142 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (38 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Spantsa were from East Thrace (4), Asia Minor (1) and the Caucasus (26) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 122 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 32 (101 people).

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Population of Fanos over time

Population of Fanos over time
1991 117
2001 118
2011 87
2021 60

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Fanos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (79 mm)
Driest month
July (37 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Fanos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°12°17°22°27°30°29°25°19°12°7°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°5°10°13°15°15°12°7°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)544752525645374043757959

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Fanos

The nearest airport is Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD) (92 km). The nearest large city is Sofia, 267 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI) Kozani 48 kmsoutheast
  • Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD) Ohrid 92 kmnorthwest
  • Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG) Thessaloniki 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 267 kmnortheast
  • Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 310 kmnortheast
  • Athens Population: 664K 350 kmsoutheast
  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 351 kmsoutheast
  • Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 390 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Fanos

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites.

0–25 km3 places

  • Moní Agíon Anargyron Attraction 21 kmSW
  • Óros Vérno Mountain 21 kmW
  • Dimotiko Stadio Ptolemaidas Landmark 19 kmS

25–60 km8 places

  • Baltan Mountain 41 kmNW
  • Moní Taxiarchón Attraction 56 kmS
  • Moní Taksiarchón Tsoúkas Attraction 52 kmSW
  • Korfoúla Historic site 53 kmW

60–100 km9 places

  • Monastery of Agios Athanasios Sfinissis Attraction 76 kmE
  • Ágios Antónios Attraction 86 kmSE
  • Archaeological Museum of Dion Museum 94 kmSE
  • Aziz Aga bridge Landmark 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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