Ancient Thera

Ancient Thera is an archaeological site from classical antiquity on the island of , which sits on the top of a limestone hill called Mesa Vouno.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 350 metres (1,140 feet)
  • Description: ancient city and archaeological site on Thera, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Ancient Thira”
    “Archaia Thira”
    “Mint of Thera”
    “Thera”
    “Thira”

Nearby Churches

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Church
is a church.
1 km northwest of Ancient Thera
is a church.
1½ km west of Ancient Thera

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perissa and Kamari.
is a sea-side village on the eastern shore…
is a seaside village on the southeast side…
Village
also Mesa Gonia is a village and…
3 km northwest of Ancient Thera
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Latitude
36.36332° or 36° 21′ 48″ north
Longitude
25.4793° or 25° 28′ 46″ east
Open location code
8G879F7H+8P
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historic = archaeological_site
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tourism = attraction
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ancient Thera” goes by many names.
Archaía ThíraCebuano
Oud-ThiraDutch
TheraFinnish
Αρχαία ΘήραGreek
TheraItalian
고대 티라 유적지Korean
Antīkā TēraLatvian
Oldtidens TheraNorwegian
Oldtidens by TheraNorwegian Bokmål
Древняя ТераRussian
Archaía ThíraSwedish
Antik TheraTurkish

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