Archaeological Museum of Thera
The Archaeological Museum of Thera is a museum in Fira, Santorini, Greece. It was built in 1960 to replace an older one which had collapsed by the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological museum of Thera” and “Archaeological museum of Thira”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist and Museum of Prehistoric Thera.
Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist
Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a parish of the Catholic Church in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Santorini.
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum
The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. Museum of Prehistoric Thera is situated 410 metres south of Archaeological Museum of Thera.
Orthodox Cathedral Hypapante
Cathedral
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Orthodox Cathedral Hypapante is situated 350 metres south of Archaeological Museum of Thera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fira and Imerovigli.
Fira
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Fira is the main town of Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago. It is the island's cultural centre and boasts a variety of attractions such as museums and art galleries, two cathedrals and numerous picturesque churches to explore.
Imerovigli
Imerovigli is a town just north of capital Thira on the largest island in the Santorini archipelago.
Archaeological Museum of Thera
- Categories: archaeological museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.42001° or 36° 25′ 12″ northLongitude
25.4311° or 25° 25′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8G87CCCJ+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 2480854632OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4785441
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Archaeological Museum of Thera” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սանտորինիի հնագիտական թանգարան”
- Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic de Thera”
- Chinese: “锡拉考古博物馆”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الاثرى فى ثيرا”
- Finnish: “Firán arkeologinen museo”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό μουσείο Θήρας”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Θήρας”
- Korean: “티라 고고학 박물관”
- Russian: “Археологический музей Тиры”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Tera”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Thera”
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