Venetian Arsenals
Venetian Arsenals is a shipyard in Heraklion, Crete. Venetian Arsenals is situated nearby to the public building Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Κρήτης, as well as near the square Πλατεία Κουντουριώτη.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: The Venetians used them to manufacture, repair or kept their vessels.
- Address: Ηράκλειο
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heraklion Archaeological Museum and Saint Titus Church.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum is situated 340 metres south of Venetian Arsenals.
Saint Titus Church
Church
The Cathedral of Saint Titus is a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece. dedicated to Saint Titus. The current church was built in 1869 as a mosque, called the Yeni Cami, after the previous building was destroyed by the earthquake of 1856. Saint Titus Church is situated 310 metres southwest of Venetian Arsenals.
Historical Museum of Crete
Museum
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Historical Museum of Crete is a museum in Heraklion, Crete. It was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and was originally housed in the former home of Minos Kalokairinos. Historical Museum of Crete is situated 550 metres west of Venetian Arsenals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.
Heraklion
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.
Nea Alikarnassos
Town
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece. It is located within the urban area of Heraklion and since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.
Prassas
Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete. Prassas is situated 6 km southeast of Venetian Arsenals.
Venetian Arsenals
- Categories: shipyard, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.34215° or 35° 20′ 32″ northLongitude
25.13697° or 25° 8′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G7784RP+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 305679023OpenStreetMap feature
building=boathouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q38284977
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Venetian Arsenals” goes by many names.
- German: “Venezianische Arsenale”
- Greek: “Ενετικά νεώρια Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Ενετικά νεώρια”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Κρήτης and Πλατεία Κουντουριώτη.
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