Cretaquarium
Cretaquarium, also known as Thalassocosmos, is a public aquarium located near the town of Gournes in Crete, Greece, 15 km east of the city of Heraklion.Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Annatsach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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.
Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino
Cave
Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skotino Cave is one of the largest caves in Crete. The cave lies high on a hill northwest of the village of Skotino, a few kilometers inland south of Gouves. Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino is situated 3½ km southeast of Cretaquarium.
Watercity Waterpark
Water park
Photo: Pkioupakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Watercity is a water park in the area of Anopolis, between Hersonissos and Heraklion on Crete, Greece. It has 36 water games in 87,000 square metres. It is a member of the World Waterpark Association. Watercity Waterpark is situated 3½ km southwest of Cretaquarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gournes and Kato Gouves.
Cretaquarium
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.33224° or 35° 19′ 56″ northLongitude
25.2824° or 25° 16′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8G7787JJ+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 269835816OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumWikidata ID
Q31529
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Satellite Map
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Δημαρχείο Χερσονήσου and ΚΕΠ ΓΟΥΒΩΝ.
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