Pýrgos
Pýrgos is a locality in Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace. Pýrgos is situated nearby to the village Palaiopoli, as well as near the hamlet Katsampas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanctuary of the Great Gods and Rotunda of Arsinoe II.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
Archaeological site
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Samothrace Temple Complex, known as the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, is one of the principal Pan-Hellenic religious sanctuaries, located on the island of Samothrace within the larger Thrace.
Rotunda of Arsinoe II
Archaeological site
Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rotunda of Arsinoe II is an archaeological site.
Archaeological Museum of Samothrace
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Samothrace is located in Samothrace of the Evros regional unit, in Greece. It has four rooms and an atrium, presenting the following: The museum was designed by Stuart Shaw, an architect based at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and built by the American School of Classical Studies, Athens in 1939–55.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palaiopoli and Samothrace.
Samothrace
Photo: Handrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samothraki is a small island that is the conical tip of a mountain rising out of the sea in the North Aegean Islands of Greece.
Kamariotissa
Village
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Kamariotissa is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Pýrgos.
Pýrgos
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Pyrgos”
- Location: Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.5° or 40° 30′ northLongitude
25.53333° or 25° 32′ eastElevation
83 metres (272 feet)Open location code
8GG7GG2M+28GeoNames ID
734623
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In Other Languages
“Pýrgos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Pírgos”
- Greek: “Pýrgos”
- Greek: “Πύργος”
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Localities in the Area
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