Armeni Nekropolis

Armenoi is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery on the north coast of Crete, roughly 8 kilometres south of the modern town of Rethymnon and close to the Minoan peak sanctuary at Vrysinas.

Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Opening hours: Monday and Wednesday—Sunday 8:30 AM—3:30 PM
Type: Archaeological site
Description: excavated Late Minoan cemetery on Crete
Also known as: “Arméni”, “Armenoi”, “Cemitério de Arméni”, “Cemitério de Armenoi”, “Cimetière d’Armeni”, “Cimetière minoen d’Armeni”, “Late Minoan cemetery at Armeni”, “Nécropole d’Armeni”, “Necrópole de Arméni”, “Necrópole de Armenoi”, and “Spätminoische Gräber von Armeni”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vrysinas and Panagia Katholiki.

Vrysinas

Archaeological site

Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vrysinas is a mountain peak south of Rethymno reaching a peak of 858 metres. There is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary. Vrysinas is situated 3 km east of Armeni Nekropolis.

Panagia Katholiki

Church

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Panagia Katholiki is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Armeni Nekropolis.

Agia Irini

Church

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Agia Irini is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Armeni Nekropolis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roussospiti and Gonia.

Roussospiti

Village

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Roussospiti is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the former municipality of Rethymno. Roussospiti is situated 3½ km northeast of Armeni Nekropolis.

Gonia

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gonia is a village in the Rethymno regional unit in Crete, Greece, lying at an altitude of ca. 222 m amsl, about 10 km southwest of the town of Rethymno. Gonia is situated 4 km west of Armeni Nekropolis.

Myloi

Hamlet

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Μyloi is a part of the local community of Chromonastiri of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Myloi is situated 4½ km northeast of Armeni Nekropolis.

Armeni Nekropolis

Categories: cemetery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.31732° or 35° 19′ 2″ north

Longitude

24.46278° or 24° 27′ 46″ east

Operator

Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Ρεθύμνου

Open location code

8G768F87+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 166944420

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q1573075

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Western Armenian—“Armeni Nekropolis” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Армени (Крит)”
Bulgarian: “Армени”
Catalan: “Necròpoli minoica d’Armeni”
Finnish: “Arménoin minolainen hautausmaa”
French: “nécropole minoenne Armeni”
French: “nécropole minoenne d’Armeni”
French: “Nécropole minoenne d’Armeni”
German: “Nekropole Armeni”
German: “Spätminoischer Friedhof von Armeni”
Greek: “Νεκρόπολη Αρμένων”
Greek: “Υστερομινωικό νεκροταφείο Αρμένων”
Italian: “necropoli di Armeni”
Italian: “Necropoli di Armeni”
Portuguese: “Necrópole minoica de Arméni”
Spanish: “Necrópolis minoica de Armeni”
Western Armenian: “Արմենիի յետ-մինոասեան գերեզմանատուն”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Άγιος Νεκτάριος and Municipal cemetery.

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