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Discover Metokhion in Greece
Metokhion in the region of Peloponnese is a place located in Greece - some 53 mi or ( 86 km ) South-West of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Metokhion is now 02:45 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tiryns, Lacedaemon, Patras, Nemea, and Nafplion. When in this area, you might want to check out Tiryns . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Metokhion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Olympic Airways
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ORPHEUS CELEBRATES at LAGFF
Every year billions of pixels in the form of moving images travel from Greece over to Los Angeles to participate in the LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL and compete for the ORPHEUS AWARDS. www.lagff.or ..
Mykene - Griechenland HD
www.myvideomedia.de English see below [dt.] Mykene liegt strategisch gut geschützt auf einem Hügel, von dem aus die ganze Tiefebene von Argos überblickt werden kann. Die Stadt war von einer Ringmauer ..
The Open Mind-Cast Of Spell-1969(London, England)
The band was formed in the mid 1960s by four musicians from Putney, South London. Initially named The Apaches formed by Tim du Feu, Mike Brancaccio and Philip Fox and their friend Ray Nye. Nye left in ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Midea (Argolid)
Midea is the name given to the bronze age citadel standing above the village of the same name in the Argolid in Greece. The citadel is one of the largest and best preserved Mycenaean citadels. A tholos tomb and cemetery of chamber tombs at nearby Dendra is associated with the site. Excavations were started by the Swedish archaeologist Axel W Persson and have been continued regularly by the Swedish School of Archaeology at Athens. The site of Midea may be visited daily from 8:30am to 3pm.
Located at 37.67 22.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Heraion of Argos
The Heraion of Argos was the temple in the greatest sanctuary in the Argolid, dedicated to Hera, whose epithet "Argive Hera" (Ἥρη Ἀργείη Here Argeie), is familiar to readers of Homer. Hera herself claims to be the protector of Argos in Iliad IV, 50–52): "The three towns I love best are Argos, Sparta and Mycenae of the broad streets". The memory was preserved at Argos of an archaic, aniconic pillar representation of the Great Goddess.
Located at 37.69 22.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Merbaka
Merbaka, but officially Agia Trias (Αγία Τρίας, "Holy Trinity"), is a village in the province of Argolis, in the Peloponnese near Argos, Greece. Merbaka is thought to have been named for William of Moerbeke, a 13th-century Roman Catholic archbishop of Corinth, scholar and Philhellene from Flanders. A roughly contemporaneous Byzantine-Gothic Church of the Dormition in the village may have been built under his auspices.
Located at 37.64 22.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Treasury of Atreus
The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is an impressive "tholos" tomb on the Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece, constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250 BC. The lintel stone above the doorway weighs 120 tons, the largest in the world. The tomb was used for an unknown period. Mentioned by Pausanias, it was still visible in 1879 when the German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the shaft graves under the 'agora' in the Acropolis at Mycenae.
Located at 37.73 22.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Grave Circle A, Mycenae
Grave Circle A in Mycenae is a 16th century BC royal cemetery situated to the south of the Lion Gate, the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. This burial complex was initially constructed outside the fortification walls of Mycenae, but was ultimately enclosed in the acropolis when the fortifications were extended during the 13th century BC.
Located at 37.73 22.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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