Villa Nepenthe

Villa Nepenthe is a hotel in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete. Villa Nepenthe is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Alewrota, as well as near the archaeological site Neopalatial rural villa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Phaistos and Hagia Triada.

Phaistos

Archaeological site

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Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, is a Bronze Age archaeological site at modern Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete. Phaistos is situated 3½ km northeast of Villa Nepenthe.

Hagia Triada

Archaeological site

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Hagia Triada, is a Minoan archaeological site in Crete. The site includes the remains of an extensive settlement noted for its monumental NeoPalatial and PostPalatial period buildings especially the large Royal Villa. Hagia Triada is situated 3½ km north of Villa Nepenthe.

Kamilari

Archaeological site

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Kamilari is a village on the island of Crete, Greece. There is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery nearby, the Kamilari Minoan Tholos tomb and a Roman graveyard at the slopes of the Ovgora hill. Kamilari is situated 2 km north of Villa Nepenthe.