Lentas
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Lentas thumb|250px|Bay of Loutra thumb|250px|Loutra Bay and Marina Lentas (Greek Λέντας), Lentas is a coastal village 75 km south of Heraklion, on the south coast of Crete in Greece. It belongs to the community of Miamou within the municipality of Gortyna.
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- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Γόρτυνας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
- Country
- Ελλάς
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thumb|250px|Lentas thumb|250px|Bay of Loutra thumb|250px|Loutra Bay and Marina Lentas (Greek Λέντας), Lentas is a coastal village 75 km south of Heraklion, on the south coast of Crete in Greece. It belongs to the community of Miamou within the municipality of Gortyna.
==Origins of the name== The name of Lentas possibly derives from the Greek word Λέοντας (in English, "lion"). It refers to the lion-shaped cape that makes the small protected bay of Lentas. This cape is documented in medieval maps as Cape Liontas (Greek Ακρ. Λιώντας).