Cretaquarium

Cretaquarium, also known as Thalassocosmos, is a public aquarium located near the town of Gournes in , , 15 km east of the city of .
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  • Opening hours:
    January—March: 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
    April—October: 9:30 AM—7:00 PM and November—December 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Public aquarium
  • Description: aquarium in Gournes, Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: “Thalassocosmos”
  • Postal code: 71003

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino and Watercity Waterpark.

Cave
Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skotino Cave is one of the largest caves in . The cave lies high on a hill northwest of the village of Skotino, a few kilometers inland south of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Cretaquarium.

Water park
Photo: Pkioupakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Watercity is a water park in the area of , between and on , . It has 36 water games in 87,000 square metres. It is a member of the World Waterpark Association. is situated 3½ km southwest of Cretaquarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gournes and Kato Gouves.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Cretaquarium

Latitude
35.33224° or 35° 19′ 56″ north
Longitude
25.2824° or 25° 16′ 57″ east
Open location code
8G7787JJ+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 269835816
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­aquarium
Wiki­data ID
Q31529
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Cretaquarium” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կրետեի ակվարիում”
  • Chinese: “克里特水族馆”
  • Dutch: “Cretaquarium”
  • Finnish: “Cretaquarium”
  • French: “Cretaquarium”
  • German: “Cretaquarium”
  • German: “Thalassocosmos”
  • Greek: “Cretaquarium”
  • Greek: “Θαλασσόκοσμος”
  • Italian: “Cretaquarium”
  • Polish: “Cretaquarium”
  • Russian: “Аквариум Крита”
  • Russian: “Критский аквариум”
  • Spanish: “Cretaquarium”
  • Swedish: “Cretaquarium”
  • “Cretaquarium”

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Highlights include Δημαρχείο Χερσονήσου and ΚΕΠ ΓΟΥΒΩΝ.

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