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

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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

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Georgiadi Park is situated 220 metres northeast of CITY WALLS.

Bembo Fountain

Fountain

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Bembo Fountain is situated 300 metres northwest of CITY WALLS.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.

Heraklion

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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

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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.

Gazi

Town

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gazi is a western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete in Greece. Gazi is situated 6 km west of CITY WALLS.

CITY WALLS

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.33481° or 35° 20′ 5″ north

Longitude

25.13602° or 25° 8′ 10″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8G7784MP+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 175343923

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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