Necropolis of Orthi Petra

Necropolis of Orthi Petra is an archaeological site in Rethymno, Crete. Necropolis of Orthi Petra is situated near the archaeological site Eleutherna, as well as near Akropolis.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Museum of ancient Eleutherna.

The Museum of ancient Eleutherna

Museum

The Museum of ancient Eleutherna

Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Museum of Ancient Eleutherna is an on-site museum of Greece in the archaeological park of Eleutherna, Rethymno, and houses artifacts found in the nearby archaeological site of Eleutherna and the necropolis of Orthi Petra. as seen in the virtual tour of museum and the archaeological sites. The Museum of ancient Eleutherna is situated 1 km south of Necropolis of Orthi Petra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eleutherna and Margarites.

Eleutherna

Village

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Eleutherna, also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno regional unit. Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida, the highest mountain in Crete.

Margarites

Village

Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Margarites is a village.

Alfa

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alfa is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Necropolis of Orthi Petra.

Necropolis of Orthi Petra

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.33116° or 35° 19′ 52″ north

Longitude

24.67364° or 24° 40′ 25″ east

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

8G768MJF+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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In Other Languages

From German to Polish—“Necropolis of Orthi Petra” goes by many names.

German: “Nekropole von Orthi Petra”
Greek: “Νεκρόπολη της Όρθιας Πέτρας”
Polish: “Nekropolia Orthi Petra”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eleutherna and Akropolis.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Eleuthir and Panorama Tavern Rethymno.

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