Lera Cave
Lera Cave is a cave in Chania, Chania, Crete. Lera Cave is situated nearby to Stavros beach, as well as near Lake Maherida.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cave
- Description: ancient cave sanctuary northeast of Chania
- Also known as: “Cave of Pan, Chania” and “Lera Cave sanctuary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arkoudiotissa Cave and Moni Katholiko.
Arkoudiotissa Cave
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arkoudiotissa is a cave in the municipality of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Crete. From Gouverneto Monastery, the path to the cave is only accessible by foot. Arkoudiotissa Cave is situated 3½ km east of Lera Cave.
Moni Katholiko
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moni Katholiko is a church, which is situated 4 km east of Lera Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stavros and Kounoupidiana.
Stavros
Village
Photo: Roton Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stavros is a village and beach in the Akrotiri district of the city of Chania, Crete, Greece and had a population of 543. It is part of the community Kounoupidiana.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… Kounoupidiana is situated 7 km south of Lera Cave.
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 7 km southeast of Lera Cave.
Lera Cave
- Categories: archaeological site and landform
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.59027° or 35° 35′ 25″ northLongitude
24.1026° or 24° 6′ 9″ eastElevation
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
8G76H4R3+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 5679487025OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q38280040
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In Other Languages
“Lera Cave” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Σπηλαιο Λερα Ακρωτηριου”
- Greek: “Σπήλαιο Λερά”
- Greek: “Σπήλαιο Πανός ή Λερών Χανίων”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stavros beach and Saint George Apidiotis.
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