Fichtia Blockhouse
Fichtia Blockhouse is an archaeological site in Argos-Mykines, Argolis. Fichtia Blockhouse is situated nearby to the village Mycenae, as well as near the hamlet Dervenakia.Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient fortified building NW of Fichti, Argolid, Greece
- Also known as: “Blockhouse near Fichti”, “Limiko tower”, and “Φυλάκιο Λιμικού”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mycenae and Lion Gate.
Mycenae
Mycenae is a town in the Peloponnese, Greece. It's home to the ancient Acropolis of Mycenae, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is one of Greece's most renowned archaeological sites, dating to the 2nd millennium BC.
Lion Gate
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Lion Gate is the popular modern name for the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae in Southern Greece. It was erected during the thirteenth century BC, around 1250 BC, in the northwestern side of the acropolis. Lion Gate is situated 3½ km southeast of Fichtia Blockhouse.
Treasury of Atreus
Tomb
Photo: Ken Russell Salvador, CC BY 2.0.
The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is a large tholos or beehive tomb constructed between 1300 and 1250 BCE in Mycenae, Greece. It is the largest and most elaborate tholos tomb known to have been constructed in the Aegean Bronze Age, and one of the last to have been built in the Argolid. Treasury of Atreus is situated 3½ km southeast of Fichtia Blockhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mycenae and Dervenakia.
Mycenae
Village
Photo: Aleksasfi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mycenae is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Fichtia Blockhouse.
Dervenakia
Hamlet
Argos is a city and a former municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the largest city in Argolis, having nearly twice the population of its capital, Nafplio. Dervenakia is situated 4½ km north of Fichtia Blockhouse.
Monastiraki
Village
Monastiraki is a village in Argolis prefecture, built on the foot of mount Evia, between two low hills. It is located adjacent to ancient Mycenae and the Heraion of Argos, with a view of the entire Argolic plain. Monastiraki is situated 5 km southeast of Fichtia Blockhouse.
Fichtia Blockhouse
- Categories: blockhouse, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argos-Mykines, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.74425° or 37° 44′ 39″ northLongitude
22.72066° or 22° 43′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8G94PPVC+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 996167825OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56250623
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Fichtia Blockhouse” goes by many names.
- German: “Blockhaus bei Nemea”
- Greek: “Αρχαίος Πύργος Φιχτίου”
- Greek: “Μπλοκχάουζ”
- Greek: “Οχυρωματικός πύργος Φιχτίου”
- Greek: “Οχυρωματικός Πύργος Φιχτίων”
- Greek: “φυλάκιο Λιμικού”
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