Archaeological Museum of Thera
The Archaeological Museum of Thera is a museum in Fira, Santorini, Greece. It was built in 1960 to replace an older one which had collapsed by the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological museum of Thera” and “Archaeological museum of Thira”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist and Agios Nikolaos Monastery.
Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist
Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Fira, on the island of Santorini, in the South Aegean region of Greece. The cathedral church serves as the seat of the Bishop of Santorini. Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist is situated 1¼ km south of Archaeological Museum of Thera.
Agios Nikolaos Monastery
Church
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Agios Nikolaos Monastery is a church, which is situated 570 metres southwest of Archaeological Museum of Thera.
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum
The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. Museum of Prehistoric Thera is situated 1½ km south of Archaeological Museum of Thera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vourvoulos and Imerovigli.
Vourvoulos
Vourvoulos is a village on the island of Santorini in Greece. It is located 3,7 kilometers northeast of the capital Fira, built on a slope facing the east shore of the island.Imerovigli
Imerovigli is a small village famous for its beautiful sunset that give it the nickname balcony of the Aegean. It is on Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago, just north of capital Fira.Fira
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Fira is the main town and cultural centre of Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago. It boasts a variety of museums, art galleries, cathedrals and picturesque churches to explore, as well as the island's widest selection of shopping and dining.
Archaeological Museum of Thera
- Categories: archaeological museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Archaeological Museum of Thera” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սանտորինիի հնագիտական թանգարան”
- Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic de Thera”
- Chinese: “锡拉考古博物馆”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الاثرى فى ثيرا”
- Finnish: “Firán arkeologinen museo”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό μουσείο Θήρας”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Θήρας”
- Russian: “Археологический музей Тиры”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Tera”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Thera”
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