Tower of Aliartos
Tower of Aliartos is a castle in Aliartos-Thespiae, Boeotia, Central Greece. Tower of Aliartos is situated nearby to the village Pétra.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aliartos railway station and Onchestos.
Aliartos railway station
Railway station
Aliartos railway station is a railway station in Aliartos, Boeotia, Greece. The station opened on 8 March 1904, along with the rest of the line. It is served by Intercity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki and by Regional and Express trains to Kalampaka. Aliartos railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Tower of Aliartos.
Onchestos
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Onchestos or Onchestus was a Greek town in ancient Boeotia northwest of Thebes. In ancient times it was famous for its sanctuary of Poseidon. The site has been excavated intermittently since the 1960s. Onchestos is situated 2½ km southeast of Tower of Aliartos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aliartos and Pétra.
Aliartos
Town
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aliartos is a small town and former municipality in the Boeotia regional unit, Greece, at 109 kilometres from Athens and about 18 kilometres west of Thebes.
Pétra
Village
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Petra is a village and a community of the Aliartos-Thespies municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Aliartos, of which it was a municipal district. Pétra is situated 5 km west of Tower of Aliartos.
Thespiae
Village
Thespies is a village in Boeotia, Greece. A former municipality, which included the village, shared the same name. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aliartos-Thespies, of which it is a municipal unit. Thespiae is situated 8 km south of Tower of Aliartos.
Tower of Aliartos
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Πύργος Πέτρας”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aliartos-Thespiae, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.36777° or 38° 22′ 4″ northLongitude
23.12023° or 23° 7′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8GC5949C+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 8915580597OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Tower of Aliartos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος Αλιάρτου”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ΚΕΠ ΑΛΙΑΡΤΟΥ and Onchestos.
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