Odigitria tholos
Odigitria tholos is an archaeological site in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete. Odigitria tholos is situated nearby to the castle Xopateras Tower, as well as near the church Moni Odigitrias.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Odigitria and Moni Odigitrias.
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.
Moni Odigitrias
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moni Odigitrias is a church, which is situated 200 metres south of Odigitria tholos.
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 Odigitria tholos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sivas and Kali Limenes.
Sivas
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Sivas is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Odigitria tholos.
Kali Limenes
Hamlet
Pitsidia
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Pitsidia is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Odigitria tholos.
Odigitria tholos
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Faistos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
34.97531° or 34° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
24.79995° or 24° 47′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8G66XQGX+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1473619540OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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