Venetian Tower
Venetian Tower is a fort in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete. Venetian Tower is situated nearby to the ruins Roman Cistern, as well as near the archaeological site Cisterns.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Elyros and Ancient Hyrtakina.
Ancient Elyros
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elyrus or Elyros was a town of ancient Crete, which the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax places between Cydonia and Lissus. It had a harbour, Syia, situated on the south coast of the island, 60 stadia west of Poecilassus. Ancient Elyros is situated 490 metres east of Venetian Tower.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa. Ancient Hyrtakina is situated 3½ km west of Venetian Tower.
Sotiros Christos
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sotiros Christos is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Venetian Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rodovani and Kampanos.
Rodovani
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rodovani is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Rodovani is located the ancient city of Elyros.
Kampanos
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kampanos is a community and a village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is the seat of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : The village is in a basin surrounded by very old olive oil trees, close to the village an old school is located which is the town hall of East Selino. Kampanos is situated 2½ km north of Venetian Tower.
Temenia
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temenia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Temenia is located the ancient city of Yrtakina. Temenia is situated 3 km west of Venetian Tower.
Venetian Tower
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.28817° or 35° 17′ 17″ northLongitude
23.78922° or 23° 47′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8G757QQQ+7MOpenStreetMap ID
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