Necropolis of Orthi Petra
Necropolis of Orthi Petra is an archaeological site in Rethymno, Crete. Necropolis of Orthi Petra is situated nearby to the archaeological site Eleutherna, as well as near Akropolis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Museum of ancient Eleutherna.
The Museum of ancient Eleutherna
Museum
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
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.
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
- Wheelchair access: limited
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.33116° or 35° 19′ 52″ northLongitude
24.67364° or 24° 40′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8G768MJF+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 351716712OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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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 include Eleutherna and Akropolis.
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