Vryses

Vryses (Greek: Βρύσες) is a village in Crete, Greece, and the seat of the municipality of Apokoronas. It has a population of 854 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. It is now a popular tourist destination that has maintained its Cretan character.

Vryses Βρύσες
Community
A view of the river that crosses the village
Vryses
Coordinates: 35°22′19″N 24°12′00″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Chania
Municipality	Apokoronas
Municipal unit	Kryonerida
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	854
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

On New Year's Day 2010 the World Meteorological Organization station of the National Observatory of Athens recorded a maximum temperature of 30.4 °C in Vryses, which is the highest January temperature ever recorded in Greece.^[2][3][4] Furthermore, Vryses recorded 32.1 °C in February 2010 making it the highest temperature ever recorded in Greece during February. ^{[5] [6]}