Xopateras Tower
Xopateras Tower is a castle in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete. Xopateras Tower is situated nearby to the church Moni Odigitrias, as well as near the peak Raxos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moni Odigitrias and Odigitria.
Odigitria
Archaeological site
Odigitria is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan religious complex, which includes two tholos tombs located near the modern Odigitria Monastery in the Asterousia mountains of southern Crete. Odigitria is situated 190 metres north of Xopateras Tower.
Lasaea
Archaeological site
Lasaea or Lasaia was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as the Lisia of the Peutinger Table, 16 M.P. to the east of Gortyna. Lasaea is situated 4 km south of Xopateras Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kali Limenes and Sivas.
Kali Limenes
Hamlet
Kaloi Limenes or Kali Limenes is a village and port in the Heraklion regional unit, southern Crete, in Greece, located 70km south-west of the city of Heraklion. Kali Limenes is situated 4½ km south of Xopateras Tower.
Sivas
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Sivas is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Xopateras Tower.
Pitsidia
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Pitsidia is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Xopateras Tower.
Xopateras Tower
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Faistos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
34.97363° or 34° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
24.79974° or 24° 47′ 59″ eastInception
1568Open location code
8G66XQFX+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 9958947991OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Xopateras Tower” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος Ξωπατέρα”
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Highlights include Αγιοι Ευτυχιανοι and Αγιος Ευτυχιανος.
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