Symposion

Symposion is a museum in Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Symposion is situated nearby to Gavalas Winery, as well as near the art gallery Xylo Wood Design Santorini.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akrotiri and Moni Profiti Ilia (Santorini).

Akrotiri

Photo: Smial, Public domain.

Akrotiri is a town on the southwestern end of Thira, the largest island of the Santorini archipelago. Though it offers great view of the caldera and volcano, it is not as overrun by tourists like Fira and Oia.

Moni Profiti Ilia (Santorini)

Church

Photo: SteliosA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Moni Profiti Ilia (Santorini) is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Symposion.

Argyros Mansion

Historic building

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Argyros Mansion is a historic building, which is situated 3 km northeast of Symposion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Megalochori and Pyrgos.

Megalochori

Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Megalochori is a quiet traditional village in the heart of Santorini, sitting on a hill facing east. The roads narrow as you get closer to the village, a mixture of cream and white Cycladic houses with contrasting colourful wooden doors.

Pyrgos

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pyrgos is a town in central Thira, the largest island of the Santorini archipelago in the Cyclades islands of Greece. It is home to one of 5 Venetian castles that were built on the island to defend it against invaders.

Emporeio

Village

Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Emporeio, also known as Nimborios, is a village on the island of Santorini, Greece. It is located 12 km from Fira, near the Profitis Ilias Mountains. According to the 2021 census, the community of Emporio has 3,704 permanent inhabitants. Emporeio is situated 2½ km southeast of Symposion.

Symposion

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

36.37637° or 36° 22′ 35″ north

Longitude

25.43107° or 25° 25′ 52″ east

Open location code

8G879CGJ+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5779334154

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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In Other Languages

“Symposion” goes by many names.

Greek: “ΣΥΜΠΟΣΙΟΝ”

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