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 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

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

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 5 km south of Odigitria tholos.