Cave of the 99 holy fathers
Cave of the 99 holy fathers is a cave in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete. Cave of the 99 holy fathers is situated nearby to the village Anydri, as well as near the hamlet Prodromi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa. Ancient Hyrtakina is situated 4 km east of Cave of the 99 holy fathers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anydri and Prodromi.
Prodromi
Hamlet
Prodromi is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi". Prodromi is situated 4½ km east of Cave of the 99 holy fathers.
Temenia
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temenia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Temenia is located the ancient city of Yrtakina. Temenia is situated 5 km northeast of Cave of the 99 holy fathers.
Cave of the 99 holy fathers
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Souré-Cave”
- Category: landform
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.2718° or 35° 16′ 19″ northLongitude
23.70888° or 23° 42′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G757PC5+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 305683487OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Cave of the 99 holy fathers” goes by many names.
- German: “Höhle der 99 Heiligen Väter”
- Greek: “Σπήλαιο Αγίων Πατέρων Ζουρέ Χανίων”
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