Μεγάλη Πόρτα
Μεγάλη Πόρτα is a city gate in Rethymno, Crete which is located on Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως. Μεγάλη Πόρτα is situated nearby to the park Πλατεία Τεσσάρων Μαρτύρων, as well as near Valide Sultana Mosque.- 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.
Archeological museum of Rethymno
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. The building that houses the museum is the church of Saint Francis, built by the Barozzi family around 1530. Archeological museum of Rethymno is situated 130 metres north of Μεγάλη Πόρτα.
Valide Sultana Mosque
Mosque
The Valide Sultan Mosque is a former mosque, located in the town of Rethymno, on the island of Crete, in southern Greece. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rethymno and Xiro Chorio.
Rethymno
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rethymno or Rethimno is a beautiful city on the island of Crete in Greece. It has picturesque small lanes of shops selling mostly tourist goods and a newer area of town with normal shops.
Xiro Chorio
Village
Xiro Chorio is a hamlet of approximately 170 residents, which is part of Rethymno, capital of Rethymno regional unit in the island of Crete, Greece. Xiro Chorio is situated 4 km southeast of Μεγάλη Πόρτα.
Atsipopoulo
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atsipopoulo is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Nikiforos Fokas. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno. Atsipopoulo is situated 4 km southwest of Μεγάλη Πόρτα.
Μεγάλη Πόρτα
- Categories: tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.36722° or 35° 22′ 2″ northLongitude
24.47437° or 24° 28′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8G769F8F+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1844988674OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Μεγάλη Πόρτα” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μεγάλη Πόρτα”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Πλατεία Τεσσάρων Μαρτύρων and δημόσια κεντρική βιβλιοθήκη Ρεθύμνου.
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