Protopapa Square

Protopapa Square is a park in Siteia, Lasithi, Crete. Protopapa Square is situated nearby to 1st Primary School, as well as near the church Agía Ekateríni.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kazarma fortress and Sitia Airport.

Kazarma fortress

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kazarma is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of Sitia in Crete, Greece. This fortress was built in the 13th Century during Venetian rule on Crete. The Venetians abandoned the town in 1651 and destroyed parts of the fortress to prevent its use by the Turks. Kazarma fortress is situated 430 metres northeast of Protopapa Square.

Sitia Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sitia Airport is a small community airport in the region Mponta of Sitia Municipality, on the eastern part of Crete in Greece. The facility is serving the city of Sitia. The airport is located 1 km north/northwest of the city center.

Archaeological Museum of Sitia

Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Sitia is a museum in Sitia of Crete, in Greece. Its collection consists of Minoan-era finds from Sitia, Zakros, Petra and Palaikastro. Archaeological Museum of Sitia is situated 560 metres south of Protopapa Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitia and Piskokefalo.

Sitia

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Sitia or Siteia is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438. It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra.