Monastiráki
Monastiraki is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on the island of Crete. The site is on the plain of Amari, west of the Ida massif, 38 kilometres from Rethymnon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
8:00 AM—3:00 PM
Monday: closed - Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Greece
- Also known as: “Category:Archaeological site of Monastiraki (Amari)”, “Monastiraki, Crete”, and “Monastirákion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moni Asomaton.
Moni Asomaton
Monastery
Moni Asomaton is a monastery, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Monastiráki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalogeros and Agia Fotini.
Kalogeros
Village
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalogeros is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Monastiráki.
Agia Fotini
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agia Fotini is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Monastiráki.
Fourfouras
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fourfouras is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Monastiráki.
Monastiráki
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Amari, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.23036° or 35° 13′ 49″ northLongitude
24.67125° or 24° 40′ 17″ eastElevation
395 metres (1,296 feet)Open location code
8G766MJC+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 167315804OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Monastiráki” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Monastiraki, Crete”
- Finnish: “Monastiráki (Réthymno)”
- Finnish: “Monastiráki”
- French: “Monastiráki”
- German: “Palastartiger Komplex von Monastiraki”
- Greek: “Μινωικό ανάκτορο Μοναστηρακίου”
- Greek: “Μοναστηράκι”
- Greek: “Μοναστηράκιον”
- Latin: “Monasteracium”
- Portuguese: “Monastirací (sítio arqueológico)”
- Portuguese: “Monastirací”
- Portuguese: “Monastiraki”
- Russian: “Монастираки”
- Spanish: “Monastiraki”
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