Southern Gate
Southern Gate is a city gate in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete. Southern Gate is situated nearby to the historic site Tiepolo Bastion, as well as near Mezzaluna Moceniga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: City gate
- Description: small gate on the south side of the fortress, next to the Tiepolo bastion
- Also known as: “South gate of the Spinalonga fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tiepolo Bastion and Mezzaluna Moceniga.
Mezzaluna Moceniga
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mezzaluna Moceniga is a historic site.
Tripartite Building
Historic building
Photo: Charlie Phillips, CC BY 2.0.
Tripartite Building is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plaka and Elounda.
Plaka
Hamlet
Photo: Prekario, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaka is a village in Lasithi, Crete. It is part of the community Vrouchas, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. It neighbours the town of Elounda and is close to the historical island of Spinalonga.
Elounda
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elounda, alternatively transliterated as Elounta or Elouda, is a small town on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.
Fourni
Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fourni is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Southern Gate.
Southern Gate
- Categories: gate, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.29622° or 35° 17′ 46″ northLongitude
25.73778° or 25° 44′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8G777PWQ+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2322343998OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q124300659
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Southern Gate” goes by many names.
- German: “Südtor der Festung Spinalonga”
- German: “Südtor”
- Greek: “Νότια Πυλίδα”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leper Colony Cemetery and Donato Bastion.
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