Saint Elias Bastion

Saint Elias Bastion is a fort in Rethymno, Crete. Saint Elias Bastion is situated nearby to Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim Han, as well as near the church Lady of Angels.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim Han and Rimondi Fountain.

Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim Han

Mosque

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Ibrahim Han Mosque, also known as the Sultan Ibrahim Mosque, is a former mosque in the town of Rethymno, on the island of Crete, in southern Greece. Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim Han is situated 130 metres north of Saint Elias Bastion.

Rimondi Fountain

Fountain

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rimondi Fountain is situated 360 metres southeast of Saint Elias Bastion.

Lady of Angels

Church

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Lady of Angels is a church, which is situated 250 metres southeast of Saint Elias Bastion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rethymno and Violi Charaki.

Rethymno

Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rethymno or Rethimno is a beautiful city on the island of Crete in Greece. It has picturesque small lanes of shops selling mostly tourist goods and a newer area of town with normal shops.

Violi Charaki

Village

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Violi Charaki is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Saint Elias Bastion.

Atsipopoulo

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Atsipopoulo is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Nikiforos Fokas. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno. Atsipopoulo is situated 4 km southwest of Saint Elias Bastion.

Saint Elias Bastion

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.37124° or 35° 22′ 17″ north

Longitude

24.47102° or 24° 28′ 16″ east

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Open location code

8G769FCC+FC

GeoNames ID

12022306

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