Ágios Merkoúrios
Ágios Merkoúrios is a church in Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Ágios Merkoúrios is situated nearby to Tomato Industrial Museum, as well as near the village Emporeio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vlychada and Akrotiri.
Vlychada
Photo: ArticCynda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vlychada is a fishing village on the southern shore of Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago. It is the largest coastal settlement on the south coast, and has the only marina of significance in the archipelago.
Akrotiri
Photo: Smial, Public domain.
Akrotiri is a town on the southwestern end of Thira, the largest island of the Santorini archipelago. Though it offers great view of the caldera and volcano, it is not as overrun by tourists like Fira and Oia.
Tomato Industrial Museum
Museum
Photo: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomato Industrial Museum "D. Nomikos" is an industrial museum in Vlychada on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was founded as a tomato paste factory in 1945 but closed in 1981. Tomato Industrial Museum is situated 200 metres southwest of Ágios Merkoúrios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emporeio and Perissa.
Emporeio
Village
Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Emporeio, also known as Nimborios, is a village on the island of Santorini, Greece. It is located 12 km from Fira, near the Profitis Ilias Mountains. According to the 2021 census, the community of Emporio has 3,704 permanent inhabitants.
Perissa
Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Perissa is a sea-side village on the eastern shore of Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago. It has a long black sand beach, which stretches to the neighbouring municipalities Perivolos and Agios Georgios with a near-continuous line of bars, hotels, and restaurants parallel with the beach.
Akrotiri
Village
Photo: Smial, Public domain.
Akrotiri is a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement site on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini. The name comes from the nearby village of Akrotiri. The settlement was destroyed during the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BC, and was buried in volcanic ash, which helped preserve its fine frescoes. Akrotiri is situated 4 km northwest of Ágios Merkoúrios.
Ágios Merkoúrios
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Aghios Merkourios”, “Agios Merkourios”, and “Άγιος Μερκούριος”
- Category: religion
- Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.33973° or 36° 20′ 23″ northLongitude
25.43478° or 25° 26′ 5″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8G878CQM+VWGeoNames ID
8134428
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