Armenoi, Aptera

#2 among attractions in Aptera

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Armenoi is a village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 55.292 km². The seat of the municipality is in the village of Kalyves. ()

Local name: Δήμος Αρμένων Coordinates: 35°25'45"N, 24°9'30"E

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Armenoi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Izzeddin Fortress, Museum of Typography, Souda Bay Allied War Cemetery, Karga Island.

2.8 miN
Forts and castles
Izzeddin Fortress
72 min walk • The Izzeddin Fortress is an Ottoman fortress in Souda Bay, Crete, near the village of Kalami, best known for its role as a prison for political prisoners in 20th-century Greece. The fortress was established by the then Ottoman governor of the island, Rauf Pasha, in 1872, and named after the son of Sultan Abdülaziz.
6.3 miNW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Museum
Museum of Typography, Souda
160 min walk • The Museum of Typography is a Greek museum of typography and printing located near Chania, Crete, at the Industrial Park of Souda. It was founded by Yannis Garedakis, owner and founder of the local newspaper Haniotika Nea, and his wife Eleni Garedakis.
7.3 miNW
Cemetery
Souda Bay Allied War Cemetery
187 min walk • The Suda Bay War Cemetery is a military cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. It contains 19 burials from World War I and 731 World War II burials. It was designed by architect Louis de Soissons. Among those buried there are John Pendlebury and Dudley Perkins.
2.7 miNE
Island
Karga Island
69 min walk • Karga, is an uninhabited islet close to the northern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is located in Souda Bay opposite the islets of Palaiosouda, Souda, and Leon. Administratively, it is within the municipality of Vamos, in Chania regional unit.
2.8 miNE
Locality
Almyrida
72 min walk • Almyrida is a seaside resort located in the Apokoronas region of the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece. The village is approximately 20 kilometers from Chania, in the Chania regional unit.
2.7 miSE
Town
Vamos
69 min walk • Vamos is a small town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform "Kallikratis" it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality of Apokoronas, serving as its historical capital.
4.1 miN
Island
Souda Island
106 min walk • Souda Island, located in the picturesque Souda Bay in the Crete region of Greece, is a hidden gem waiting to be explored by travelers seeking a peaceful and idyllic escape. This small islet is a paradise for nature lovers, with its crystal-clear turquoise waters...
5.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Cave
Gourgouthakas
143 min walk • Gourgouthakas is a cave located in the Lefka Ori mountains on the Greek island of Crete. It is the deepest cave in Greece, with an explored depth of 1,208 metres, and is the 43rd deepest in the world.
4.3 miN
Island
Leon
109 min walk • Leon, also known colloquially as Nisi and during Venetian rule as Rabbit Island, is an islet in Souda Bay on the northwest coast of Crete. On the southeast side of the islet, a small distance away, there is another larger islet called Souda. In ancient times these two islets were referred to as Leukai and pronounced "Lefkai".
7.5 miSE
Village
Georgioupoli
192 min walk • Georgioupoli is a resort village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit.
5 miN
Island
Palaiosouda
127 min walk • Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, is an islet located south of the town of Marathi, close to Souda Bay in Crete. The islet is a popular diving location.