chromophore (plural chromophores) (chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour. (chemistry) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located.
Elafonisi Island is near the southwest tip of Crete, 43km from Kastelli and 76km from Chania. The road from Chrisoskalitissa continues as a dirt track of 5km to Elafonisi. There are organized bus tours from Kastelli and Chania as well as boat tours from Paleohora to Elafonisi. The area of Elafonisi has beautiful beaches, in front of which is the island of Elafonisi itself.
This is Europeâs oldest living tree. The scientists who discovered it in the highlands of northern Greece named it Adonis, for the Greek god of beauty and desire. Itâs more than 1,000 years old. Adonis, a Bosnian pine, more than 1,075 years old and still living in the alpine forests of the Pindos mountains in northern Greece. An international team of scientists has discovered a Bosnian pine growing northern Greece thatâs been dated to be more than 1,075 years old. That makes it the oldest known living tree in Europe.