Thérissos
Thérissos is a locality in Heraklion, Crete. Thérissos is situated nearby to the locality Deilina, as well as near Kaminia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium and Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Stadium
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Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, commonly referred to by its nickname, Yedi Kule, is a football stadium located in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. It was built in 1951 as the home ground of OFI Crete.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Museum
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The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete.
Saint Menus Cathedral
Church
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The Agios Minas Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Heraklion, Greece, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Crete. Ιt is dedicated to Saint Menas the martyr and wonderworker, who is the patron saint of Heraklion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.
Heraklion
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Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.
Nea Alikarnassos
Town
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Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit. Nea Alikarnassos is situated 3½ km east of Thérissos.
Gazi
Town
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Gazi is a Western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit. Gazi is situated 5 km west of Thérissos.
Thérissos
Latitude
35.33116° or 35° 19′ 52″ northLongitude
25.12037° or 25° 7′ 13″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8G7784JC+F4GeoNames ID
252952
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