Agios Andréas
Agios Andréas is a church in Sifnos, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Agios Andréas is situated nearby to the archaeological site Mycenaean citadel, as well as near the church Αγία Μαρίνα.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: excavated prehistoric citadel on island of Siphnos
- Also known as: “Agios Andreas Siphnos” and “Mycenaean Acropolis of Aghios Andreas at Sifnos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sifnos and Panagia tou Vounou.
Sifnos
Photo: Margaritaprounia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sifnos is a small island within the Western Cyclades, of about 35 sq mi with a permanent population of about 2,200, but which increases greatly during summer.
Panagia tou Vounou
Church
Photo: rene boulay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Panagia tou Vounou is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Agios Andréas.
Panagia Chrysopigi
Church
Photo: Menis Tselentis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Panagia Chrysopigi is a former monastery built on a promontory on the southeast coast of Sifnos. In the past there was a share of the Vrysis monastery and the oldest references to the monastery date back to the 17th century. Panagia Chrysopigi is situated 3 km southeast of Agios Andréas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apollonia and Kastro.
Apollonia
Village
Photo: Horology, Public domain.
Apollonia is a village in Sifnos, Cyclades, Greece. It is the capital and largest village of the island with 869 inhabitants as of the 2011 Greek Census.
Kastro
Village
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kastro is a settlement in the cycladic island of Sifnos in Greece. According to the 2021 Greek census it had 124 inhabitants. Kastro is built on top of a steep hill near the eastern coast of the island, at an altitude of 80 meters. Kastro is situated 3 km northeast of Agios Andréas.
Artemonas
Village
Photo: Jcorelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Artemonas is a village on the island of Sifnos, Greece. It is the seat of the homonymous community, which also includes the villages Agia Marina, Troulaki and Cherronisos. Artemonas is situated 3 km north of Agios Andréas.
Agios Andréas
- Categories: archaeological site, monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sifnos, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.95421° or 36° 57′ 15″ northLongitude
24.72185° or 24° 43′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8G86XP3C+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2917980474OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q56318973
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Agios Andréas” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Àgios Andreas”
- German: “Mykenische Akropolis von Agios Andreas auf Sifnos”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ανδρέας Σίφνου”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ανδρέας”
- Greek: “Μυκηναϊκή Ακρόπολη Αγίου Ανδρέα Σίφνου”
- Spanish: “Acrópolis micénica de Aghios Andreas”
- Spanish: “Agios Andreas”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mycenaean citadel and Archaeological Site of Agios Andreas Museum.
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