Museum of Prehistoric Thera
The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Greece
- Also known as: “Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira”
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orthodox Cathedral Hypapante and Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist.
Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist
Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Fira, on the island of Santorini, in the South Aegean region of Greece. The cathedral church serves as the seat of the Bishop of Santorini. Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist is situated 480 metres north of Museum of Prehistoric Thera.
Archaeological Museum of Thera
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Thera is a museum in Fira, Santorini, Greece. It was built in 1960 to replace an older one which had collapsed by the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. Archaeological Museum of Thera is situated 410 metres north of Museum of Prehistoric Thera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fira and Karterados.
Fira
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Fira is the main town and cultural centre of Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago. It boasts a variety of museums, art galleries, cathedrals and picturesque churches to explore, as well as the island's widest selection of shopping and dining.
Imerovigli
Imerovigli is a small village famous for its beautiful sunset that give it the nickname balcony of the Aegean. It is on Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago, just north of capital Fira.Museum of Prehistoric Thera
- Categories: archaeological museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.4165° or 36° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
25.4326° or 25° 25′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8G87CC8M+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 142786287OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q16895556
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Museum of Prehistoric Thera” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف ثيرا ما قبل التاريخ”
- Armenian: “Նախապատմական Սանտորինիի թանգարան”
- Catalan: “Museu de Prehistòria de Thera”
- Chinese: “锡拉史前博物馆”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف ثيرا ما قبل التاريخ”
- Finnish: “Esihistoriallisen Theran museo”
- French: “musée préhistorique de Théra”
- French: “Musée préhistorique de Théra”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Προϊστορικής Θήρας”
- Malayalam: “ചരിത്രാതീത തേര മ്യൂസിയം”
- Russian: “Музей Тиры доисторического времени”
- Serbian: “Muzej praistorije Tera”
- Serbian: “Μουσείο Προϊστορικής Θήρας”
- Serbian: “Музеј праисторије Тера (Фира)”
- Serbian: “Музеј праисторије Тера у Фири”
- Serbian: “Музеј праисторије Тера Фира”
- Serbian: “Музеј праисторије Тера”
- Serbian: “Музеј праисторијске Тере у Фири”
- Spanish: “Museo de Prehistoria de Tera”
- Spanish: “Museo de Prehistoria de Thera”
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