Parking Petralona Cave
Parking Petralona Cave is a parking area in Nea Propontida, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Parking Petralona Cave is situated nearby to Petralona Winery, as well as near the church Ι.Ν. Προφήτη Ηλία.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Petralona cave and Anthropological Museum Petralona cave.
Petralona cave
Cave
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The Petralona Cave a karst formation, is located at 300 m above sea-level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, about 1 km east of the village of Petralona, about 35 km south-east of Thessaloniki city on the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece. Petralona cave is situated 1 km east of Parking Petralona Cave.
Anthropological Museum Petralona cave
Museum
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The Anthropological Museum of Petralona was thirty-five kilometres from Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia, Greece. It displayed finds from the nearby Petralona cave, in which the oldest European hominid skull was found. Anthropological Museum Petralona cave is situated 760 metres east of Parking Petralona Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petralona and Krini.
Petralona
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Petralona is a small locality in Chalkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. It is 6 km northwest of Triglia and 35 km southeast of Thessaloniki. Its altitude is 270 m.
Krini
Village
Krini is a small town of approximately 400 year-round inhabitants in Northern Greece. Krini is a community of the municipal unit Triglia, regional unit of Chalkidiki. Krini's main agricultural crops include wheat, olives, onions, grapes, and anise. Krini is situated 2½ km north of Parking Petralona Cave.
Monopigado
Village
Monopigado is a village of the Thermi municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vasilika. The 2021 census recorded 180 inhabitants in the village. Monopigado is a part of the community of Agios Antonios. Monopigado is situated 7 km north of Parking Petralona Cave.
Parking Petralona Cave
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Nea Propontida, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.37286° or 40° 22′ 22″ northLongitude
23.15886° or 23° 9′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8GG595F5+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 92365485OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Parking Petralona Cave” goes by many names.
- German: “Parkplatz Petralona Höhle”
- Greek: “Parking Petralona Cave”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Petralona Winery and Ι.Ν. Προφήτη Ηλία.
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