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Profitis Ilias in the region of Central Greece is a town in Greece - some 65 mi or ( 104 km ) North-West of Athens , the country's capital city .
Current time in Profitis Ilias is now 11:03 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zelion, Tithorea, Sfaka, Patras, and Nafplion. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zelion . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Profitis Ilias ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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When the rush comes: 8.500 km with a Pipistrel Sinus
An extreme flight of 4500nm with an ultralight motorglider from Athens Greece to Nordkapp Norway ..
RICKY KING Alexis Zorba's
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Elateia
Apo to "Menoume Ellada" ..
PROCLAMATION FOR THE ALTAR OF THE 12 GODS.
English Version. Help Save the Sacred Altar of the 12 Gods Athens. Sunday 13th March 2011 - 11:00 am Ancient Agora of Athens. www.thepetitionsite.com Altar of the Twelve Gods (522 / 1 BC) In the north ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kalapodi
Kalapodi is a village in the Lokroi municipality, Phthiotis, Central Greece. The name also denotes an archaeological site ca. 1 km east of the village, where an ancient sanctuary was discovered. Cult activity here seems to have begun in the late Bronze Age and continued without break into the historical period. The last attested use phase of the sanctuary dates to Imperial Roman times.
Located at 38.63 22.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Mount Thourion
Mount Thourion or Thurium Mons was the name of a conical hill in Ancient Greece. A temple to the cult of the Muses may have been situated here. The location of the hill was gradually forgotten and was rediscovered in February 1990 by an archaeologist and four graduate students from the University of California, Berkeley.
Located at 38.50 22.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Daulis
Daulis was an ancient Greek city in Phocis. According to Greek mythology, Daulis was the hometown of Tereus. The city is mentioned by Homer and it is said to be named after a nymph Daulis, a daughter of the river-god Cephissus. Daulis was the city at the end of the road not taken by Oedipus. During the Greco-Persian Wars, Daulis was destroyed for the first time in 480 BC. In 395 BC, the city was attacked by Thebes. In 346 BC, Daulis was destroyed again during the so called Third Sacred War.
Located at 38.51 22.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Hyampolis
Hyampolis (Ὑάμπολις) was a city in Phocis, Ancient Greece. A native of this city was called a Hyampolites. Some ancient authors record that the city was also called simply Hya. Hyampolis lay in a valley in east Phocis, about eight kilometers from Abae, north-northwest of Orchomenus and southwest of Atalanti. The city is mentioned in Homer's Iliad. Until today only a wall from the 4th century BC and some other substantial remains survive.
Located at 38.59 22.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Abae
Abae is an ancient town in the northeastern corner of Phocis, in Greece. It was famous in antiquity for its oracle of Apollo Abaeus, one of those consulted by Croesus, king of Lydia, and Mardonius, among others. It was rich in treasures, but was destroyed by the Persians in the invasion of Xerxes in 480 BCE, and a second time by the Boeotians and remained in a ruined state. It was rebuilt by Hadrian. The oracle was, however, still consulted, e.g. by the Thebans before Leuctra in 371 BCE.
Located at 38.64 22.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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