Vathypetro
Vathypetro is an archaeological site, four kilometres south of the town of Archanes on Crete. It contains some of the oldest wine presses in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Elisa Triolo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: excavated Minoan villa in Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Vathypetro Minoan villa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Juktas and Archaeological Collection of Archanes.
Mount Juktas
Peak
A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas, also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization. Mount Juktas is situated 3½ km north of Vathypetro.
Archaeological Collection of Archanes
Museum
Archaeological Collection of Archanes is a museum, which is situated 3 km north of Vathypetro.
Archaeological site of Archanes
Archaeological site of Archanes is situated 3 km north of Vathypetro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katalagari and Choudetsi.
Katalagari
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Katalagari is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Vathypetro.
Choudetsi
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Choudetsi is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Vathypetro.
Kalloni
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalloni is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Vathypetro.
Vathypetro
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Archanes-Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.20971° or 35° 12′ 35″ northLongitude
25.15092° or 25° 9′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8G776552+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 359409683OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q205643
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Vathypetro” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Vathypetro”
- Dutch: “Vathypetro”
- Finnish: “Vathýpetro”
- French: “Vathypetro”
- German: “Vathipetro”
- German: “Vathypetro”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Βαθύπετρου”
- Greek: “Βαθύπετρο”
- Greek: “Μινωική έπαυλη Βαθυπέτρου”
- Portuguese: “Vathypetro”
- Portuguese: “Vatipetro”
- Portuguese: “Vatípetro”
- Spanish: “Vatípetro”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Развилка на виноградники and Stravomytis Cave.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vathypetro”. Photo: Elisa Triolo, CC BY-SA 2.0.