Aptera

Aptera or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western , a kilometre inland from the southern shore of , about 13 km east of the city of in the municipality of .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Opening hours:
    Monday and Wednesday–Sunday: 8:00 AM–7:00 PM
    Tuesday: closed
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city in western Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: “Aptara”, “Aptaria”, “Aptere”, “Apterea”, “Apteria”, “Ἄπτερα”, and “Ἀπτερία”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and Aptera Fortress.

Monastery
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 630 metres northeast of Aptera.

Castle
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 3 km north of Aptera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalami and Kalyves.

Hamlet
Photo: Nikolaos.basiliou, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large village in , Greece. is situated 3 km southeast of Aptera.

Village
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Stilos is a village and part of the… is situated 3½ km southwest of Aptera.

Aptera

Latitude
35.46257° or 35° 27′ 45″ north
Longitude
24.14151° or 24° 8′ 29″ east
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Operator
Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Χανίων
Open location code
8G76F47R+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27225814
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
264725
Wiki­data ID
Q622234
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Aptera” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Аптера”
  • Catalan: “Àptera”
  • Dutch: “Aptera”
  • Finnish: “Aptera”
  • French: “Aptera”
  • German: “Aptera”
  • Greek: “Απτέρα”
  • Greek: “Άπτερα”
  • Persian: “آپترا”
  • Portuguese: “Áptera”
  • Russian: “Аптера”
  • Serbian: “Aptera (Grčka)”
  • Serbian: “Aptera”
  • Spanish: “Aptera”
  • Spanish: “Áptera”
  • Turkish: “Aptera”

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Places to explore: Metochi and Aptera.

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Places to explore: The Two-Room Sanctuary and the Stoic Building and Kalami Parking.

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