Μεγάλη Πόρτα

Μεγάλη Πόρτα is a city gate in , which is located on Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως. Μεγάλη Πόρτα is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Also known as: “Guora gate”
  • Address: Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως, Ρέθυμνο

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archeological museum of Rethymno and Valide Sultana Mosque.

Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno is a in , , . The building that houses the museum is the church of Saint Francis, built by the Barozzi family around 1530. is situated 130 metres north of Μεγάλη Πόρτα.

Mosque
The Valide Sultan Mosque is a former , located in the town of , on the island of , in southern . The mosque was built in the c. 1650s, during the Ottoman era, shortly after the town was conquered by the Ottomans in the seventeen century.

Church
Photo: Frente, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rethymno and Xiro Chorio.

Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Rethimno is a beautiful city on the island of in . It has picturesque small lanes of shops selling mostly tourist goods and a newer area of town with normal shops.

Village
is a hamlet of approximately 170 residents, which is part of Rethymno, capital of in the island of , . is situated 4 km southeast of Μεγάλη Πόρτα.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the of the region of established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Nikiforos Fokas. Capital of the new municipality is . is situated 4 km southwest of Μεγάλη Πόρτα.

Μεγάλη Πόρτα

Latitude
35.36722° or 35° 22′ 2″ north
Longitude
24.47437° or 24° 28′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G769F8F+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1844988674
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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In Other Languages

“Μεγάλη Πόρτα” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Μεγάλη Πόρτα”

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