Trypitos

Trypitos is an archaeological site in Siteia, Lasithi, Crete. Trypitos is situated nearby to the village Roussa Ekklisia, as well as near the aerodrome Sitia Airport.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: archaeological site in Sitia Municipality, Greece
Also known as: “Archaeological site of Trypitos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petras and Sitia Airport.

Petras

Archaeological site

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Petras is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km west of Trypitos.

Sitia Airport is a small community airport in the region Mponta of Sitia Municipality, on the eastern part of Crete in Greece. The facility is serving the city of Sitia. The airport is located 1 km north/northwest of the city center. Sitia Airport is situated 3 km northwest of Trypitos.

Kazarma fortress

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Kazarma is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of Sitia in Crete, Greece. This fortress was built in the 13th Century during Venetian rule on Crete. The Venetians abandoned the town in 1651 and destroyed parts of the fortress to prevent its use by the Turks. Kazarma fortress is situated 2½ km northwest of Trypitos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitia and Roussa Ekklisia.

Sitia

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Sitia or Siteia is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438. It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra.