Aptera ruins
Aptera ruins is a ruins in Chania, Chania, Crete. Aptera ruins is situated nearby to the archaeological site Roman villa, as well as near quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aptera and Aptera Fortress.
Aptera
Archaeological site
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aptera or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western Crete, a kilometre inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 km east of the city of Chania in the municipality of Chania.
Aptera Fortress
Castle
Stilos
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stylos is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement and cemetery near the modern village of Stylos on the Greek island of Crete. Stylos means "column" in Greek. Stilos is situated 2 km southwest of Aptera ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalami and Kalyves.
Kalyves
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalyves is a large village in Crete, Greece. It is the main village in the municipal unit of Armenoi. Kalyves is situated 3 km southeast of Aptera ruins.
Stylos
Village
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stylos or Stilos is a village and part of the Apokoronas municipal unit in the Chania regional unit of the Greek island of Crete. The Greek etymology of the name of the village is 'column' or 'pillar'. Stylos is situated 3½ km southwest of Aptera ruins.
Aptera ruins
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.46267° or 35° 27′ 46″ northLongitude
24.14108° or 24° 8′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8G76F47R+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 3743110323OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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