Pyrgos Venetian Castle
Pyrgos Venetian Castle is a castle in Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Pyrgos Venetian Castle is situated nearby to the church Αγίου Γεωργίου, as well as near the castle Kasteli of Pyrgos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santorini International Airport and Argyros Mansion.
Santorini International Airport
Aerodrome
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Santorini International Airport is an airport in Santorini, Greece, located north of the village of Kamari. The airport serves as both a military and a civil airport. Santorini International Airport is situated 3 km northeast of Pyrgos Venetian Castle.
Argyros Mansion
Historic building
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Argyros Mansion is a historic building, which is situated 1½ km north of Pyrgos Venetian Castle.
Moni Profiti Ilia (Santorini)
Church
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Moni Profiti Ilia (Santorini) is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Pyrgos Venetian Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyrgos and Episkopi Gonias.
Pyrgos
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Pyrgos is a town in central Thira, the largest island of the Santorini archipelago in the Cyclades islands of Greece. It is home to one of 5 Venetian castles that were built on the island to defend it against invaders.
Episkopi Gonias
Village
Episkopi Gonias also Mesa Gonia is a village and a community on the island of Santorini in Greece, located 6 km southeast of the capital Fira. The village is built on the foothills of Profitis Ilias mountain and had 187 inhabitants according to the 2021 census.
Vothonas
Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.
Vothonas is a small rock in Santorini. A tangle of paths lead from the village up to the houses built into the cliffs. Much as the villagers did in Caldera, the residents built their homes in the rocky walls of the ravine.
Pyrgos Venetian Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.38348° or 36° 23′ 1″ northLongitude
25.45093° or 25° 27′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8G879FM2+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 432099901OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
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Highlights include Αγίου Γεωργίου and Εισόδια της Θεοτόκου.
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