Aptera Fortress
Aptera Fortress is a castle in Chania, Chania, Crete. Aptera Fortress is situated nearby to the hamlet Kalami, as well as near Aptera ruins.- Type: Castle
- Description: Chania
- Also known as: “Aptera fortress”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aptera and Stilos.
Aptera
Archaeological site
Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aptera or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western Crete, a kilometre inland from the southern shore of Souda Bay, about 13 km east of the city of Chania in the municipality of Chania. Aptera is situated 630 metres southwest of Aptera Fortress.
Stilos
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stylos is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement and cemetery near the modern village of Stylos on the Greek island of Crete. Stylos means "column" in Greek. Stilos is situated 2½ km southwest of Aptera Fortress.
Souda Fortress
Castle
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Souda Fortress is a castle, which is situated 2½ km north of Aptera Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalami and Kalyves.
Kalyves
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalyves is a large village in Crete, Greece. It is the main village in the municipal unit of Armenoi. Kalyves is situated 2½ km southeast of Aptera Fortress.
Armeni
Village
Photo: Gvasiliadis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Armeni is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Aptera Fortress.
Aptera Fortress
- Categories: fortress, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.46561° or 35° 27′ 56″ northLongitude
24.14744° or 24° 8′ 51″ eastInception
1868Open location code
8G76F48W+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 217421389OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q108545029
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Aptera Fortress” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Ápteran linna”
- French: “Château d’Áptera”
- French: “Forteresse d’Áptera”
- German: “Fort Aptera”
- German: “Kouledes Soumbassi”
- Greek: “Κούλες Απτέρας”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Απτέρων”
- Turkish: “Aptera Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Аптери”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aptera ruins and Kalami Beach.
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