Pyrgos
Pyrgos is a village in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete and has about 87 residents. Pyrgos is situated nearby to the village Kalo Chorio, as well as near the hamlet Fortion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 87 residents
- Description: village in Agios Nikolaos Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Pirgos”, “Pírgos”, “Pyrgos Kalou Choriou”, and “Pýrgos Kaloú Chorioú”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Priniatikos Pyrgos and Vrokastro.
Priniatikos Pyrgos
Archaeological site
Vrokastro
Archaeological site
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Vrokastro was an ancient Minoan civilization settlement in the Lasithi regional unit of eastern Crete, Greece. It overlooks the Gulf of Mirabello. The site was a mountain citadel located on a hill 1,5 km east of Priniatikos Pyrgos, another very early archaeological site. Vrokastro is situated 2½ km east of Pyrgos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalo Chorio and KaloChorio Istron.
Kalo Chorio
Village
Kalo Chorio is a village in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece. Kalo Chorio village has a population of around 900, nestled in the midst of a verdant hilly landscape, where olive groves, abundant and colorful mediterranean shrubs and plants reach all the way down to the sea.
KaloChorio Istron
Photo: ArtemiyPavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
KaloChorio Istron is a village in the Lasithi Prefecture region of Crete.
Prina
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prina is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Pyrgos.
Pyrgos
- Category: locality
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.11698° or 35° 7′ 1″ northLongitude
25.71707° or 25° 43′ 1″ eastPopulation
87Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
8G774P88+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 5211328881OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255241Wikidata ID
Q21730923
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