Castle of Samothraki
Castle of Samothraki is a castle in Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace. Castle of Samothraki is situated nearby to the government office ΚΕΠ ΣΑΜΟΘΡΑΚΗΣ, as well as near the community center Πνευματικό κέντρο ‘Νικόλαος Φαρδής’.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Samothraki Municipality, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
- Also known as: “Chora Castle” and “Κάστρο Σαμοθράκης”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of the Great Gods and Archaeological Museum of Samothrace.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
Archaeological site
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Samothrace Temple Complex, known as the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, is one of the principal Pan-Hellenic religious sanctuaries, located on the island of Samothrace within the larger Thrace. Sanctuary of the Great Gods is situated 3 km north of Castle of Samothraki.
Archaeological Museum of Samothrace
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Samothrace is located in Samothrace of the Evros regional unit, in Greece. It has four rooms and an atrium, presenting the following: The museum was designed by Stuart Shaw, an architect based at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and built by the American School of Classical Studies, Athens in 1939–55. Archaeological Museum of Samothrace is situated 3 km north of Castle of Samothraki.
Neorion
Archaeological site
The neorion at Samothrace was a long, rectangular, monumental structure built to house a dedicatory ship to the gods at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the Greek island of Samothrace in the northern Aegean Sea. Neorion is situated 3 km north of Castle of Samothraki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samothrace and Palaiopoli.
Samothrace
Photo: Handrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samothraki is a small island that is the conical tip of a mountain rising out of the sea in the North Aegean Islands of Greece.
Palaiopoli
Village
Photo: ale3andro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Palaiopoli is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Castle of Samothraki.
Kamariotissa
Village
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Kamariotissa is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Castle of Samothraki.
Castle of Samothraki
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.47569° or 40° 28′ 33″ northLongitude
25.52552° or 25° 31′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8GG7FGGG+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 1204155025OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q38283598
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In Other Languages
“Castle of Samothraki” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Κάστρο Χώρας Σαμοθράκης”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Χώρας”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ΚΕΠ ΣΑΜΟΘΡΑΚΗΣ and Πνευματικό κέντρο ‘Νικόλαος Φαρδής’.
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