Archaeological Museum of Santorini, Fira

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Archaeological Museum of Santorini (address: 25is Martiou, Santorini 847 00) is a place located in Fira (Aegean decentralized administration) and belongs to the category of museum.

It is situated at an altitude of 810 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 36°25'18"N latitude and 25°25'51"E longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: St. John the Baptist Cathedral (church, 3 min walk), Archaeological Museum of Thera, Santorini (museum, 4 min walk), Santorini cable car (cable car, 5 min walk).

Coordinates: 36°25'18"N, 25°25'51"E

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25is Martiou, Santorini 847 00Fira Greece

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Archaeological Museum of Santorini – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Three Bells, Skaros, Santorini cable car, Archaeological Museum of Thera.

~1440 ftN
View point
Three Bells, Fira
7 min walk • The Three Bells of Fira, officially known as The Catholic Church of the Dormition, is a Greek Catholic church on the island of Santorini. The church is famed for its three bells, blue dome, and picturesque views. The building is located in the town of Fira, directly above the cliffs which dominate western Santorini.
1 miNW
Geologic formation, Park, Forts and castles
Skaros, Imerovigli
26 min walk • Skaros, also known as Skaros Rock, Fortress Skaros or Castle Skaros, is a rock formation and collection of ruins on the Greek island of Santorini.
~940 ftSW
Cable car, Aerial tramway
Santorini cable car, Fira
5 min walk • The Santorini cable car connects the port with the town of Thera in Santorini island in Greece. It was constructed as a donation of the “Loula & Evangelos Nomikos Foundation”. The cable car, technically a pulsed Gondola lift, was built by Doppelmayr, has a capacity of 1,200 people per hour. The journey takes 3 minutes.
~620 ftS
Archaeological museum with artifacts
Archaeological Museum of Thera, Santorini
4 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Thera is a museum in Fira, Santorini, Greece. It was built in 1960 to replace an older one which had collapsed by the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.
~520 ftS
Church
St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Fira
3 min walk • The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini which was created in 1204.
~1960 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
South Aegean Volcanic Arc, Fira
10 min walk • The South Aegean Volcanic Arc is a volcanic arc in the South Aegean Sea formed by plate tectonics. The prior cause was the subduction of the African plate beneath the Eurasian plate, raising the Aegean arc across what is now the north Aegean Sea.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini
11 min walk • The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.
1.1 miNW
36°25'56"N • 25°25'0"E
Panaghia Theoskepasti, Imerovigli
28 min walk • Church
~1960 ftS
Prehistoric artifacts from local digs
Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Fira
10 min walk • The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.

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Which popular attractions are close to Archaeological Museum of Santorini?

Nearby attractions include St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Fira (3 min walk), Archaeological Museum of Thera, Santorini (4 min walk), Santorini cable car, Fira (5 min walk), Three Bells, Fira (7 min walk).