Souda Fortress
Souda Fortress is a castle in Crete, Greece. Souda Fortress is situated nearby to the hamlet Kalami, as well as near the village Kalyves.Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 is situated 3½ km south of Souda Fortress.
Minoa
Archaeological site
Minoa was a town on the north coast of ancient Crete on the Cisamun promontory. The site of Minoa is located near modern Marathi. Minoa is situated 2½ km northeast of Souda Fortress.
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 4½ km south of Souda Fortress.
Mouzouras
Village
Mouzouras is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrotiri, Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece. The community consists of the settlements Mouzouras, Agia Zoni, Galini and Kalorrouma. Mouzouras is situated 5 km north of Souda Fortress.
Souda Fortress
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval fortress in Chania Municipality, Greece
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.4902° or 35° 29′ 25″ northLongitude
24.1534° or 24° 9′ 12″ eastInception
1573Open location code
8G76F5R3+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 4219209856OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q109383353
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Souda Fortress” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “要塞”
- Greek: “Σούδα Χανίων - Ενετική Οχύρωση”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Σούδας”
- Turkish: “Souda Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Око королівства”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Суда”
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