Agios Nikolaos Monastery
Agios Nikolaos Monastery is a church in Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Agios Nikolaos Monastery is situated nearby to the government office Agence consulaire France à Santorin, as well as near the church Ιερός Ναός Αναστάσεως του Κυρίου.Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: monastery in Thira Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Nikolaos” and “Agios Nikolaos monastery (Imerovigli)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist and Museum of Prehistoric Thera.
Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist is situated 1 km south of Agios Nikolaos Monastery.
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. Museum of Prehistoric Thera is situated 1½ km south of Agios Nikolaos Monastery.
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. Archaeological Museum of Thera is situated 1¼ km south of Agios Nikolaos Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Imerovigli and Vourvoulos.
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.Vourvoulos
Vourvoulos is a village on the island of Santorini in Greece. It is located 3,7 kilometers northeast of the capital Fira, built on a slope facing the east shore of the island.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.
Agios Nikolaos Monastery
- Categories: monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.42955° or 36° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
25.42629° or 25° 25′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8G87CCHG+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6780831949OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q108612769
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Greek—“Agios Nikolaos Monastery” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaoksen luostari (Thíra)”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaoksen luostari”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου, Ημεροβίγλι”
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