Skala
Skala is a locality in Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Skala is situated nearby to the hamlet Old Port Fira, as well as near the locality Firostefani Square.Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of Prehistoric Thera and Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist.
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum
The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.
Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist
Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Fira, on the island of Santorini, in the South Aegean region of Greece. The cathedral church serves as the seat of the Bishop of Santorini.
Archaeological Museum of Thera
Museum
Photo: Bayreuth2009, CC BY 3.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Thera is a museum in Fira, Santorini, Greece. It was built in 1960 to replace an older one which had collapsed by the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fira and Imerovigli.
Fira
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fira is the main town and cultural centre of Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago. It boasts a variety of museums, art galleries, cathedrals and picturesque churches to explore, as well as the island's widest selection of shopping and dining.
Imerovigli
Imerovigli is a small village famous for its beautiful sunset that give it the nickname balcony of the Aegean. It is on Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago, just north of capital Fira.
Skala
- Type: Locality
- Category: industry
- Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.41756° or 36° 25′ 3″ northLongitude
25.42798° or 25° 25′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8G87CC9H+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 6047905026OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
“Skala” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Σκάλα”
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