Dion, Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Dion is a museum in Dion in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. The museum was established in 1983 to display excavations unearthed in the area from a fortified city that once stood in its place from the 6th century BC to the 5th century AD.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Hellenistic theatre
Ruins
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The largest building of the Archaeological Park of Dion in northern Greece is the Hellenistic-era theatre. Hellenistic theatre is situated 440 metres northeast of Dion, Archaeological Museum.
Archaeological Park of Dion
Photo: Juergen-Olymp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Park of Dion is the most important archaeological site at Mount Olympus in Greece, located in Dion. Archaeological Park of Dion is situated 680 metres northeast of Dion, Archaeological Museum.
Roman Theatre
Theatre building
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roman Theatre is a theatre building situated 710 metres east of Dion, Archaeological Museum.
Localities in the Area
Dion
Village
Dion is a village and municipal unit in the municipality of Dion-Olympos in the Pieria regional unit, Greece.
Platanakia
Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Platanakia is a settlement of the former municipality of Dio, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.
Karitsa
Town
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karitsa is a lowland Aromanian town of the former Municipality of Dio, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.
Dion, Archaeological Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: archaeological museum in Central Macedonia, Greece.
- Categories: archaeological museum, tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Dio-Olympos, Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.1704° or 40° 10' 14" northLongitude
22.48731° or 22° 29' 14" eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open Location Code
8GG45FCP+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 269295700OpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
11962471Wikidata ID
Q4785396Dion, Archaeological Museum Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Bulgarian: Дионски археологически музей
- Chinese: 迪翁考古博物館
- English: Archaeological Museum of Dion
- English: Dion archaeological museum
- Finnish: Díon arkeologinen museo
- French: Musée archéologique de Dion
- Georgian: დიონის არქეოლოგიური მუზეუმი
- German: Archäologisches Museum Dion
- Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Δίου
- Indonesian: Museum Arkeologi Dion
- Italian: Museo archeologico di Dion
- Japanese: ディオン考古学博物館
- Russian: Археологический музей Диона
- Spanish: Museo Arqueológico de Díon
In the Area
Localities
- ΞερόκαμποςLocality, 3 km south
- KanapitsaLocality, 3½ km southeast
- ΤρόχαλοςLocality, 4 km southwest
- ΠαλιοχώριLocality, 4 km south
- Άγιος ΒασίλειοςLocality, 4 km southwest
- Άγιος ΚωνσταντίνοςLocality, 4½ km southwest
Other Places
- Macedonian tombTomb, 790 metres north
- BPPetrol station, 1½ km north
- EKOPetrol station, 4 km southeast
- SILKOILPetrol station, 5 km northwest
- ΟΣΤΡΙΑRestaurant, 5 km east
- Camping MitikasCampsite, 5 km southeast
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