Pýrgos
Pýrgos is a locality in Chania, Chania, Crete. Pýrgos is situated nearby to the locality Sódi, as well as near the town Kounoupidiana.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tower of Chalepa and Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Archaeological Museum of Chania
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a archaeology museum serving the Cretean city of Chania that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street.
Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum
Museum
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Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. It is the paternal house of Eleftherios Venizelos, where he lived from 1880 to 1910, and occasionally, from 1927 to 1935.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kounoupidiana and Souda.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… Kounoupidiana is situated 3 km northeast of Pýrgos.
Souda
Town
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Souda is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. Souda is situated 3½ km southeast of Pýrgos.
Nerokouros
Village
Nerokouros is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Nerokouros is situated 4½ km south of Pýrgos.
Pýrgos
Latitude
35.51667° or 35° 31′ northLongitude
24.05° or 24° 3′ eastElevation
87 metres (285 feet)Open location code
8G76G382+M2GeoNames ID
255235
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In Other Languages
“Pýrgos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Pírgos”
- Greek: “Pýrgos”
- Greek: “Πύργος”
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