CITY WALLS
CITY WALLS is an archaeological site in Heraklion, Crete. CITY WALLS is situated nearby to the city gate Πύλη του Ιησού, as well as near Scouts Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heraklion Archaeological Museum and Georgiadi Park.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum is situated 500 metres north of CITY WALLS.
Georgiadi Park
Park
Photo: Dkoukoul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgiadi Park is situated 220 metres northeast of CITY WALLS.
Bembo Fountain
Fountain
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bembo Fountain is situated 300 metres northwest of CITY WALLS.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.
Heraklion
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.
Nea Alikarnassos
Town
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece. It is located within the urban area of Heraklion and since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.
Prassas
Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete. Prassas is situated 5 km east of CITY WALLS.
CITY WALLS
- Type: Archaeological site
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.33481° or 35° 20′ 5″ northLongitude
25.13602° or 25° 8′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8G7784MP+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 175343923OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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