Heraclea Minoa

Heraclea Minoa is a coastal archaeological site and resort area in southern , , in the province of . It is best known for its ancient Greek ruins dramatically situated above a sweeping beach backed by pine forest.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: ancient Greek city
  • Also known as: “Mint of Heraclea Minoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riserva naturale Foce del Fiume Platani and Theatre of Herakleia Minoa.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgo Bonsignore.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Heraclea Minoa

Latitude
37.3952° or 37° 23′ 43″ north
Longitude
13.2801° or 13° 16′ 48″ east
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Open location code
8F9M97WJ+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 243816322
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7287882
Wiki­data ID
Q1502156
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Heraclea Minoa” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἡράκλεια Μινῴα”
  • Arabic: “هرقلة (صقلية)”
  • Arabic: “هرقلة”
  • Arabic: “هيراكليا مينوا”
  • Basque: “Heraklea Minoa”
  • Catalan: “Heraclea Minoa”
  • Catalan: “Heracleia Minoa”
  • Czech: “Eraclea Minoa”
  • Czech: “Heracleia Minoa”
  • Czech: “Héracleia Mínoa”
  • Dutch: “Heraclea Minoa”
  • Esperanto: “Heraclea Minoa”
  • Finnish: “Herakleia Minoa”
  • French: “Heraclea Minoa”
  • French: “Héracléa Minoa”
  • German: “Eraclea Mineo”
  • German: “Eraclea Minoa”
  • German: “Heraclea Minoa”
  • German: “Herakleia Minoa”
  • Greek: “Ηράκλεια η Μινώα”
  • Greek: “Ηράκλεια Μινώα”
  • Hebrew: “הראקליה מינואה”
  • Hebrew: “הרקלאה מינואה”
  • Indonesian: “Heraclea Minoa”
  • Italian: “Eraclea Minoa”
  • Italian: “Heraclea di Sicilia”
  • Italian: “Heraclea Minoa”
  • Japanese: “ヘラクレア・ミノア”
  • Latvian: “Mīnojas Hērakleja”
  • Russian: “Гераклея Минойская”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Heraclea Minoa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Herakleia Minoia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Herakleja Minojska”
  • Sicilian: “Eraclea Minoa”
  • Slovenian: “Herakleja Minoja”
  • Spanish: “Heraclea Minoa”

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