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Melissokhorion Destination Guide

Explore Melissokhorion in Greece

Melissokhorion in the region of Central Greece is a town in Greece - some 33 mi or ( 53 km ) North-West of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Melissokhorion

Current time in Melissokhorion is now 12:43 PM (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: Vilia, Thebes, Thespies, Takhion, and Lacedaemon. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vilia . We saw 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 Melissokhorion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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GREECE HELLAS FOR EVER ..

Greek Parade!

0:37 min by doranna14
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let the music play! haha ..


Visite du musée d'Athènes pour les malvoyants BNP

8:05 min by BNPParibas
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BNP Paribas - Enabling visually impaired citizens to visit a museum. BNP Paribas organise une visite de musée en permettant aux citoyens ayant une déficience visuelle de toucher les œuvres exposées. ..

GRECEE

5:53 min by NIKOSLEFKAS
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GREECE ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Leuctra

Leuctra was a village in ancient Greece, in Boeotia, seven miles southwest of Thebes. It is primarily known today as the site of the important 371 BC Battle of Leuctra in which the Thebans, under Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. The Spartan hegemony was fallen after that battle, and the Thebans became a new power within the Hellenic world, until the rise of Macedon.

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Located at 38.25 23.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of ancient Boeotia

Plataea

For the geometer moth genus, see Plataea (moth). Plataea or Plataeae was an ancient city, located in Greece in southeastern Boeotia, south of Thebes. It was the location of the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC, in which an alliance of Greek city-states defeated the Persians. Plataea was destroyed in the Peloponnesian War by Thebes and Sparta in 427 BC and rebuilt in 386 BC.

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Located at 38.22 23.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Boeotian city-states, Former populated places in Greece

Battle of Plataea

The Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place in 479 BC near the city of Plataea in Boeotia, and was fought between an alliance of the Greek city-states, including Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Megara, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I. The previous year the Persian invasion force, led by the Persian king in person, had scored victories at the battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium and conquered Thessaly, Boeotia and Attica.

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Located at 38.21 23.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 479 BC, Ancient Boeotia, Battle of Plataea, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire

Kithairon

Kithairon (Κιθαιρών, -ῶνος) is a mountain range ("No corner of Kithairon echoless", Oedipus Rex 440) about 10 mi (16 km) long, in central Greece, standing between Boeotia in the north and Attica in the south. It is mainly composed of limestone and rises to 4,623 ft (1,409 m). Its northeast side is formed by the mountain Pastra. The range was the scene of many events in Greek mythology and was especially sacred to Dionysus.

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Located at 38.18 23.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Battle of Plataea, Greek mythology, Mountains of Greece, Mythological kings

Archaeological Museum of Thebes

The Archaeological Museum of Thebes is a museum in Thebes, Greece.

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Located at 38.32 23.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Greece, Museums in Central Greece, Thebes, Greece