Panagia Paraportiani
The Church of Panagia Paraportiani is situated in the neighbourhood of Kastro, in the town of Chora, on the Greek island of Mykonos. Its name literally means "Our Lady of the Side Gate" in Greek, as its entrance was found in the side gate of the entrance to the Kastro area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zitumassin, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: church building in Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece
- Also known as: “Church of Panagia Paraportiani” and “Paraportiani”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Windmills and Aegean Maritime Museum.
Windmills
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mykonos windmills are an iconic feature of the Greek island of the Mykonos. The island is one of the Cyclades islands, which neighbour Delos in the Aegean Sea. Windmills is situated 280 metres south of Panagia Paraportiani.
Aegean Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aegean Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Mykonos, Greece. The founder and chairman of the museum, George M. Drakopoulos, received the Athens Academy Award and the World Ship Trust's Award for Individual Achievement for the foundation of the museum. Aegean Maritime Museum is situated 310 metres southeast of Panagia Paraportiani.
Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, located near the Old Port of the island, was established in 1902 by the Greek Archaeological Service. It was originally built to house artifacts discovered in a burial site on the nearby islet of Rheneia, dating back to 425/426 BC. Archaeological Museum of Mykonos is situated 470 metres northeast of Panagia Paraportiani.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mykonos.
Mykonos
Mykonos is a popular tourist destination in the Greek islands of the Cyclades group, situated in the middle of the Aegean Sea. Mykonos is located south of Tinos, east of Syros and north of Paros and Naxos.
Panagia Paraportiani
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mykonos, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.4471° or 37° 26′ 50″ northLongitude
25.32572° or 25° 19′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8G97C8WG+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 623949364OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q3669454
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Italian—“Panagia Paraportiani” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պանայա Պարապորտյանիի եկեղեցի”
- Chinese: “名信片上的教堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه بارابورتيانى”
- Finnish: “Panagía Paraportianín kirkko”
- French: “Église de la Panagía Paraportianí”
- French: “église Panagias Paraportiani”
- French: “Panagía Paraportianí”
- Greek: “Ναός Παναγίας Παραπορτιανής”
- Greek: “Παναγία Παραπορτιανή”
- Greek: “Παραπορτιανή”
- Italian: “chiesa di Panagia Paraportiani”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Panagia Paraportiani”
- Italian: “Panagia Paraportiani”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Municipal Enterprise for Water and Sewerage and Agios Ioannis Barkia Square.
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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 “Panagia Paraportiani”. Photo: Zitumassin, Public domain.