Petras

Petras is an archaeological site in Siteia, Lasithi, Crete and has about 154 residents. Petras is situated nearby to PADI Dive Center NICEDIVE4U, as well as near the village Piskokefalo.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: modern village in Lasithi, Greece
Also known as: “Πετράς Αρχαιολογικός χώρος”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Sitia and Kazarma fortress.

Archaeological Museum of Sitia

Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Sitia is a museum in Sitia of Crete, in Greece. Its collection consists of Minoan-era finds from Sitia, Zakros, Petra and Palaikastro. Archaeological Museum of Sitia is situated 1¼ km northwest of Petras.

Kazarma fortress

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Kazarma is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of Sitia in Crete, Greece. This fortress was built in the 13th Century during Venetian rule on Crete. The Venetians abandoned the town in 1651 and destroyed parts of the fortress to prevent its use by the Turks. Kazarma fortress is situated 1½ km northwest of Petras.

Trypitos

Archaeological site

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Trypitos is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km east of Petras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitia and Piskokefalo.

Sitia

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Sitia or Siteia is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438. It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra.