Kommos
Kommos is an archaeological site in southern Crete. During the Minoan period, it served as a harbour town for nearby Phaistos and Hagia Triada. After the Bronze Age, a sanctuary was built over the ruins of the earlier town.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Κομός”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pitsidia and Matala.
Matala
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Matala is a village located 75 km south-west of Heraklion, Crete, Greece, north of Cape Lithinon. Matala is part of the community of Pitsidia within the municipal unit of Tympaki, Faistos municipality, Heraklion regional unit. Matala is situated 2½ km southwest of Kommos.
Sivas
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Sivas is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Kommos.
Kommos
- Categories: human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Faistos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.01339° or 35° 0′ 48″ northLongitude
24.76087° or 24° 45′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8G762Q76+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 295783401OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q788080
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Kommos” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kommos”
- Dutch: “Kommos (Kreta)”
- Dutch: “Kommos”
- Finnish: “Amyklaion”
- Finnish: “Kommós”
- French: “Kommos”
- German: “Kommos”
- Greek: “Κομμός”
- Hungarian: “Kommosz (Kréta)”
- Hungarian: “Kommosz”
- Italian: “Kommos”
- Japanese: “コンモス”
- Polish: “Kommos”
- Polish: “Komos”
- Portuguese: “Commos”
- Portuguese: “Kommos”
- Portuguese: “Kommós”
- Spanish: “Kommos”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temple complex at Kommos and Kommos Beach.
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