Archaeological site of Petra

Archaeological site of Petra is an archaeological site in Siteia, Lasithi, Crete. Archaeological site of Petra is situated nearby to the archaeological site Petras, as well as near the village Piskokefalo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petras and Archaeological Museum of Sitia.

Petras

Archaeological site

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Petras is an archaeological site.

Archaeological Museum of Sitia

Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Sitia is a museum in Sitia of Crete, in Greece. Its collection consists of Minoan-era finds from Sitia, Zakros, Petra and Palaikastro. Archaeological Museum of Sitia is situated 1¼ km northwest of Archaeological site of Petra.

Kazarma fortress

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Kazarma is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of Sitia in Crete, Greece. This fortress was built in the 13th Century during Venetian rule on Crete. The Venetians abandoned the town in 1651 and destroyed parts of the fortress to prevent its use by the Turks. Kazarma fortress is situated 1½ km northwest of Archaeological site of Petra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitia and Piskokefalo.

Sitia

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Sitia or Siteia is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438. It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra.