Pirgos

Pirgos is a neighborhood in , , and has about 300 residents. Pirgos is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tower of Chalepa and Archaeological Museum of Chania.

Castle
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle.

Museum
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a archaeology museum serving the city of that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street.

Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in , , . It is the paternal house of Eleftherios Venizelos, where he lived from 1880 to 1910, and occasionally, from 1927 to 1935.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kounoupidiana and Souda.

Town
is a village in , , part of the municipal unit of and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… is situated 3½ km northeast of Pirgos.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a town and former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 3½ km southeast of Pirgos.

Village
is a village in , in the regional unit of . is situated 4½ km south of Pirgos.

Pirgos

Latitude
35.5146° or 35° 30′ 53″ north
Longitude
24.0476° or 24° 2′ 51″ east
Population
300
Open location code
8G76G27X+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1556482100
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Pirgos” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Πύργος”

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