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Temple of Venus Lenika

Temple of Venus Lenika Crete
Aphrodite’s Sanctuary at Lenika

The quaint, age-old Sanctuary of Afrodision Iero, also known as the Aphrodite Temple, can be found close to the village of Lenika and has a history that stretches back to the 10th century BC. Interestingly, this very location was utilized in the 2nd century BC to construct a more expansive, two-aisled temple dedicated to Ares and Aphrodite, a fact supported by inscriptions discovered at the site.

Location

Temple of Venus Lenika is located at Aphrodite’s Sanctuary at Lenika, in the Lassithi region of Crete. The map below shows the exact spot; Google Maps and Waze give turn-by-turn directions.

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