Archaeological site of Dreros

Archaeological site of Dreros is an archaeological site in , , . Archaeological site of Dreros is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dreros and Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia.

Archaeological site
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
, also Driros, near in the regional unit of , , is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km northwest of . Known only by a chance remark of the 9th-century Byzantine grammarian Theognostus, archaeology of the site shows to have been initially colonised by mainland Greeks in the early Archaic Period about the same time as and . is situated 320 metres northwest of Archaeological site of Dreros.

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 km west of Archaeological site of Dreros.

Monastery
Photo: Liubomir G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km southwest of Archaeological site of Dreros.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Limnes and Neapoli.

Village
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is a traditional Cretan small village in , , , located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains.

Town
Photo: Nikos massios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town and a former municipality in , eastern , . Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos.

Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Archaeological site of Dreros.

Archaeological site of Dreros

Latitude
35.25675° or 35° 15′ 24″ north
Longitude
25.62923° or 25° 37′ 45″ east
Elevation
450 metres (1,476 feet)
Open location code
8G777J4H+MM
Geo­Names ID
13132237
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In Other Languages

“Archaeological site of Dreros” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Δρήρου”

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