Church of St. Paraskevi

Church of St. Paraskevi is a church in Chersonissos, Heraklion, Crete. Church of St. Paraskevi is situated near Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino, as well as near the village Kato Gouves.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino and Cretaquarium.

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.

Cretaquarium

Public aquarium

Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Cretaquarium is situated 3½ km northwest of Church of St. Paraskevi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kato Gouves and Gournes.

Kato Gouves

Village

Photo: G.F.S., CC BY 3.0.

Kato Gouves is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Church of St. Paraskevi.

Gournes

Village

Photo: daffyduke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gournes is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Church of St. Paraskevi.

Koxari

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Koxari is a village near Heraklion in Crete. It is in the municipal unit of Gouves. The village is at an altitude of 180 meters and is 23.3 km from Heraklion. Koxari is situated 3 km southeast of Church of St. Paraskevi.

Church of St. Paraskevi

Type: Church
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
Location: Chersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.30487° or 35° 18′ 18″ north

Longitude

25.29738° or 25° 17′ 51″ east

Open location code

8G77873W+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 34751812

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=greek_orthodox

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In Other Languages

“Church of St. Paraskevi” goes by many names.

Greek: “Αγία Παρασκευή”

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