Πόρος
Πόρος is a neighborhood in Heraklion, Crete. Πόρος is situated nearby to the neighborhood Katsampas, as well as near Πατέλες.Places of Interest
Highlights include Heraklion Archaeological Museum and Georgiadi Park.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Museum
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The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete.
Historical Museum of Crete
Museum
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The Historical Museum of Crete is a museum in Heraklion, Crete. It was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and was originally housed in the former home of Minos Kalokairinos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.
Heraklion
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Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.
Nea Alikarnassos
Town
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Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece. It is located within the urban area of Heraklion and since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.
Prassas
Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete. Prassas is situated 4½ km southeast of Πόρος.
Πόρος
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.33669° or 35° 20′ 12″ northLongitude
25.14566° or 25° 8′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8G7784PW+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 4003157601OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Πόρος” goes by many names.
- German: “Poros”
- Greek: “Πόρος”
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