Category: Archaeological Sites
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Marathon Archaeological Site
Read more: Marathon Archaeological SiteMarathon (Μαραθών, Μαραθώνας) area has yielded archaeological artifacts dating back to the Stone Age, but in modern times Marathon has become…
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Mycenae Archaeological Site
Read more: Mycenae Archaeological SiteMycenae (Greek: Μυκήνες) is one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece. The fortified citadel is perched over the fertile plain…
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Nestor’s Palace
Read more: Nestor’s PalaceThe Mycenaean palace of Nestor (Ανάκτορο του Νέστορα) is an archaeological site near Pylos, Messenia, in SW Peloponnese, Greece. It was…
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Olympia Archaeological Site
Read more: Olympia Archaeological SiteOlympia (Greek: Ολυμπία) is one of the most influential ancient Greek sanctuaries. It has been renown since antiquity as the founder and…
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Orraon | Όρραον
Read more: Orraon | ΌρραονOrraon: The Stone Stronghold of the Molossians The archaeological site of Orraon (Ancient Greek: Ὄρραον. Also Horreum or Horraon), situated on a strategic limestone…
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Palaikastro Minoan Settlement at Rousolakos
Read more: Palaikastro Minoan Settlement at RousolakosΠαλαίκαστρο (Palaikastro, sometimes also transliterated as Palekastro) Minoan town unearthed at the Rousolakos location near the modern town of Palaikastro. The…
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Phaistos
Read more: PhaistosPhaistos (Φαιστός, also transliterated as Faestos, Phaestos, Faistos) is the second largest Minoan palace of Crete after Knossos. The Bronze Age…
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Phylakopi Archaeological Site | Φυλακωπή Μήλου
Read more: Phylakopi Archaeological Site | Φυλακωπή ΜήλουPhylakopi, (Greek: Φυλακωπή) located on the northern coast of the island of Milos, represents one of the most significant Bronze Age settlements in…
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Rhamnous
Read more: RhamnousRhamnous (Greek: Ραμνούς; Also: Ramnous, or Rhamnus, or Rhamnounda, or Rhamnuntus) is an ancient Greek fortified town, located on the Attica coast,…
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Roses, a Greek colony in Spain
Read more: Roses, a Greek colony in SpainRoses or Rhodus (Ῥόδη, Ῥόδος, Ῥοδίπολις/Ῥόδη πόλις) was Ancient Greek colony in Spain. Positioned on a protective promontory, the settlement…
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Sounion
Read more: SounionSounion (Σούνιον; modern Greek: Σούνιο) is the southernmost point of Attica to the east, about 40 miles from Athens. Because Sounion promontory…
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Thermos Archaeological Site
Read more: Thermos Archaeological SiteThermos (Θέρμο, Θέρμος, Θέρμον, Thermon) is an ancient sanctuary located in Aetolia in western Greece. It was inhabited continuously for 1500…