Aptera Fortress

Aptera Fortress is a castle in , , . Aptera Fortress is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Chania
  • Also known as: “Forteresse d’Áptera” and “Kouledes Soumbassi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aptera and Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.

Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western , a kilometre inland from the southern shore of , about 13 km east of the city of in the municipality of . is situated 630 metres southwest of Aptera Fortress.

Monastery
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 620 metres southwest of Aptera Fortress.

Castle
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 2½ km north of Aptera Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalami and Kalyves.

Hamlet
Photo: Nikolaos.basiliou, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Village
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is a large village in , Greece. It is the main village in the municipal unit of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Aptera Fortress.

Village
Photo: Gvasiliadis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Aptera Fortress.

Aptera Fortress

Latitude
35.46561° or 35° 27′ 56″ north
Longitude
24.14744° or 24° 8′ 51″ east
Inception
1868
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
8G76F48W+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217421389
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data 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”
  • German: “Fort Aptera”
  • Greek: “Κούλες Απτέρας”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Απτέρων”
  • Turkish: “Aptera Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Аптери”

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