Anemospilia

Anemospilia is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan temple on Crete.

Photo: Aquick, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Juktas and Nekropole of Phourni.

Mount Juktas

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Mount Juktas, also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, is mountain in north-central Crete, in Greece. It is located south of Heraklion, and rises to a height of 811 m above the town of Archanes.

Nekropole of Phourni

Nekropole of Phourni

Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Phourni is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete, established in 2400 BC and lasted until 1200 BC. Phourni is Greek for "furnace, oven" and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located. Nekropole of Phourni is situated 1½ km southeast of Anemospilia.

Tower of Ambela

Castle

Tower of Ambela

Photo: Aroniotis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tower of Ambela is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km north of Anemospilia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Vlasios and Vasilies.

Agios Vlasios

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Agios Vlasios is a village.

Vasilies

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vasilies is a village.

Agios Syllas

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Agios Syllas is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Anemospilia.

Anemospilia

Type: Archaeological site
Description: archaeological site in Crete, Greece
Categories: ancient Greek temple, religious building ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.25546° or 35° 15′ 20″ north

Longitude

25.14456° or 25° 8′ 40″ east

Open location code

8G77744V+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Anemospilia” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Anemospelia”
Catalan: “Anemóspilia”
Dutch: “Anemospilia”
Finnish: “Anemóspilia”
French: “Anemospilia”
French: “Anemóspilia”
German: “Anemospilia”
Greek: “Ανεμόσπηλια”
Italian: “Anemospilia”
Latin: “Anemospelia”
Portuguese: “Anemospilia”
Portuguese: “Anemospília”
Spanish: “Templo de anemospilia”
Spanish: “Templo de Anemospilia”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Jiouktas and Agia Irini Gorge Archanes and Mount Juchtas Minoan Peak Sanctuary.

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