St. Paul Islet
Mikronisi is an islet off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is in a bay between the capes of Lithino and Kefalas, at Kommos, and close to Gortyn which was the ancient capital of Crete.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: Greek islet off the southern coast of Crete
- Also known as: “Áyios Pávlos”, “Mikronisi”, “Mikronisi Irakleiou”, “Nisís Áyios Pávlos”, and “Saint Paul Islet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lasaea.
Lasaea
Archaeological site
Lasaea or Lasaia was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as the Lisia of the Peutinger Table, 16 M.P. to the east of Gortyna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kali Limenes and Antiskari.
Kali Limenes
Hamlet
Kaloi Limenes or Kali Limenes is a village and port in the Heraklion regional unit, southern Crete, in Greece, located 70km south-west of the city of Heraklion.
Antiskari
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antiskari is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of St. Paul Islet.
Matala
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Matala is a village located 75 km south-west of Heraklion, Crete, Greece, north of Cape Lithinon. Matala is part of the community of Pitsidia within the municipal unit of Tympaki, Faistos municipality, Heraklion regional unit. Matala is situated 9 km northwest of St. Paul Islet.
St. Paul Islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“St. Paul Islet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nisída Ágios Pávlos”
- Finnish: “Mikronísi (Iraklion)”
- Finnish: “Mikronísi”
- Greek: “Nisída Ágios Pávlos”
- Greek: “Άγιος Παύλος”
- Greek: “Γαϊδουρονήσι”
- Greek: “Μικρονήσι Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Μικρονήσι”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Άγιος Παύλος”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mikronisi”
- Norwegian: “Mikronisi”
- Swedish: “Nisída Ágios Pávlos”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaloi Limenes and Megalonísi.
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