Sfakia Fortress

Sfakia Fortress is a castle in Sfakia, Chania, Crete. Sfakia Fortress is situated nearby to the town hall Municipality Sfakia, as well as near the post office Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεια Hellenic Post.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hora Sfakion and Anopolis.

Hora Sfakion

Photo: Rockhopper2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chora Sfakion is a harbour village in the southwest of Crete. It has about 475 inhabitants, and is the capital of Sfakia region.

Anopolis

Village

Photo: Maesi64, CC0.

Anopolis is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Sfakia Fortress.

Loutro lies in the municipality of Sfakia, on the south coast of Chania regional unit in west Crete, between Chora Sfakion and Agia Roumeli, the exit to the Samaria Gorge. Loutro is situated 5 km west of Sfakia Fortress.

Sfakia Fortress

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sfakia, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.20019° or 35° 12′ 1″ north

Longitude

24.13709° or 24° 8′ 14″ east

Inception

1584

Open location code

8G76642P+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9958719094

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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In Other Languages

“Sfakia Fortress” goes by many names.

Greek: “Φρούριο Σφακίων”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sfakia Fortress and Municipality Sfakia.

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