Palaiopolis
Palaiopolis is an archaeological site in Andros, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Palaiopolis is situated nearby to the church Saint Marina, as well as near Saint John.Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient walls and other ruins
- Also known as: “Archaeological site of Palaiopolis (Andros)” and “Palaiopolis archaeological site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis.
Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis is situated 1 km east of Palaiopolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palaiopoli and Batsi.
Palaiopoli
Village
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaiopoli is an ancient city on the west coast of Andros in the Cyclades Islands, Greece, and was the capital of Andros, during the Classical period. From the archaic to the first Byzantine period, the center of the island's activities is traced to the area of Paleopolis, which is found on the west side of the island, at a distance of 5 kilometers from Ipsili and 10 kilometers from Zagora.
Menites
Village
Photo: Ioannis Fakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menites is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Palaiopolis.
Palaiopolis
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Andros, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.81564° or 37° 48′ 56″ northLongitude
24.82644° or 24° 49′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8G96RR8G+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 526477112OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q42295055
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Greek—“Palaiopolis” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Andros”
- German: “Palaiopolis”
- Greek: “Παλαιόπολη Άνδρου”
- Greek: “Παλαιόπολη”
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