Tower of Malaxa
Tower of Malaxa is a castle in Chania, Chania, Crete. Tower of Malaxa is situated nearby to the town Souda, as well as near the village Nerokouros.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum Of Typography and Chania Power Station.
Museum Of Typography
Museum
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The Museum of Typography is a Greek museum of typography and printing located near Chania, Crete, at the Park of Small Industries in Souda. It was founded by Yannis Garedakis, owner and founder of the local newspaper Haniotika Nea, with the support of his wife Eleni. Museum Of Typography is situated 1½ km north of Tower of Malaxa.
Chania Power Station
Power station
Chania Power Station is a natural gas power plant located in Chania on Crete island, Greece. It consists of two gas turbine units with a total capacity of about 120 MW. The power station is owned by the Public Power Corporation. Chania Power Station is situated 3½ km northwest of Tower of Malaxa.
Souda Bay War Cemetery
Cemetery
The Souda Bay War Cemetery is a military cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. It contains 19 burials from World War I and 731 World War II burials where the body was identified along with another 776 burials of bodies which are unable to be identified. Souda Bay War Cemetery is situated 4 km north of Tower of Malaxa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malaxa and Souda.
Malaxa
Village
Malaxa is a village in the Chania regional unit on Crete in Greece. The 2021 census counted a population of 150 people in the village. In ancient times the Malaxa area was under the sphere of influence of the nearby powerful city of Kydonia.
Souda
Town
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Souda is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit.
Nerokouros
Village
Nerokouros is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Nerokouros is situated 3 km west of Tower of Malaxa.
Tower of Malaxa
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval tower in Chania Municipality, Greece
- Categories: tower, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.46583° or 35° 27′ 57″ northLongitude
24.06728° or 24° 4′ 2″ eastInception
1584Open location code
8G76F388+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9958809959OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q108733208
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Tower of Malaxa” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος Μαλάξας”
- Turkish: “Malaxa Kulesi”
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Highlights include Tsikalario Mosque and “Verekinthos” Arts & Crafts Village.
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