Pyrgos

Pyrgos is a town in central Thira, the largest island of the archipelago in the islands of . It is home to one of 5 Venetian castles that were built on the island to defend it against invaders.
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  • Type: Village with 1,030 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Pirghos”, “Pírgos”, “Pyrgos Kallistis”, and “Πύργος”
  • Postal code: 84701

Places of Interest

Highlights: Santorini International Airport and Moni Profiti Ilia (Santorini).

Aerodrome
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is an airport…

Church
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is a church.

Historic building
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is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamari and Megalochori.

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is a seaside village on the southeast side…

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is a quiet traditional village in the heart of , sitting on a hill facing east.

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is a small rock in .

Pyrgos

Latitude
36.3826° or 36° 22′ 57″ north
Longitude
25.4502° or 25° 27′ 1″ east
Population
1,030
Elevation
337 metres (1,106 feet)
Open location code
8G879FM2+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273819018
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
255234
Wiki­data ID
Q7263523
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Pyrgos” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “皮尔戈斯”
  • Dutch: “Pyrgos Kallistis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پيرجوس كاليستيس”
  • Finnish: “Pýrgos”
  • French: “Pýrgos Kallístis”
  • German: “Pyrgos Kallistis”
  • Greek: “Πύργος Καλλίστης Θήρας”
  • Greek: “Πύργος Καλλίστης”
  • Japanese: “ピルゴス・カリスティス”
  • Polish: “Pirgos”
  • Polish: “Pyrgos (Santoryn)”
  • Russian: “Пиргос Каллистис/Пиргос”
  • Russian: “Пиргос-Калистис”
  • Turkish: “Pyrgos Kallistis”

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