Lato
Lato was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the village of Kritsa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient city of Crete
- Also known as: “Etéra” and “Lato Etera”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panagia Kera and Museum Rodanthi.
Panagia Kera
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Panagia Kera is a Greek Orthodox church located near the village of Kritsa, in the Dikte Mountains, on the island of Crete, Greece. Situated 1 kilometre from Kritsa, the Byzantine-style church contains the finest-preserved Byzantine-era frescoes in Crete, and for that reason, has become one of the most culturally and historically significant churches on the island. Panagia Kera is situated 2½ km south of Lato.
Museum Rodanthi
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum Rodanthi is situated 2½ km southwest of Lato.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exo Lakkonia and Kritsa.
Exo Lakkonia
Village
Exo Lakkonia is a traditional village with small population near Agios Nikolaos of Crete. It has a folklore museum and some traditional coffee shops and an old church of St. Exo Lakkonia is situated 2½ km north of Lato.
Kritsa
Village
Photo: Gatm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. Kritsa is situated 2½ km south of Lato.
Kroustas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kroustas is a village close to Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located on a hill 520 m above the sea level. In the year 2021 the village had 415 inhabitants. Kroustas is situated 4½ km south of Lato.
Lato
- Categories: ancient city, polis, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.17886° or 35° 10′ 44″ northLongitude
25.6558° or 25° 39′ 21″ eastElevation
324 metres (1,063 feet)Operator
ΚΔ΄ Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών ΑρχαιοτήτωνOpen location code
8G775MH4+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 355556961OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
408632Wikidata ID
Q1807000
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Lato” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լատո”
- Bulgarian: “Лато”
- Catalan: “Lató”
- Cebuano: “Lató Etéra”
- Dutch: “Lato”
- Finnish: “Lato”
- French: “Lato”
- German: “Lato”
- Greek: “Λατώ Ετέρα”
- Greek: “Λατώ”
- Italian: “Lato”
- Japanese: “ラト (ギリシャ)”
- Japanese: “ラト”
- Polish: “Lato”
- Portuguese: “Lato (Creta)”
- Portuguese: “Lato”
- Russian: “Лато”
- Spanish: “Lato”
- Swedish: “Lató Etéra”
- Swedish: “Lato”
- Turkish: “Lato”
- Ukrainian: “Лато”
- Vietnamese: “Lato”
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