Vaphio
Vaphio, Vafio or Vapheio is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some 5 mi south of Sparta. It is famous for its tholos or beehive tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos Tsountas.Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Localities in the Area
Amykles
Village
Amykles is a village in Laconia, southern Greece. It lies in the plain by the Eurotas river, 6 km south of Sparta, east of the Taygetus mountains, along the Greek National Road 39 from Sparta to Gytheio. Amykles is situated 3 km west of Vaphio.
Kalyvia Sochas
Village
Κalyvia Sochas is a village in Laconia, in southern Greece. Kalyvia Sochas is situated 4½ km west of Vaphio.
Sparta
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sparta is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.
Vaphio
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site with tholos tomb, Lakonia, Greece
- Categories: beehive tomb, historic site, tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.02032° or 37° 1' 13" northLongitude
22.46785° or 22° 28' 4" eastOpen Location Code
8G942FC9+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 519042499OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q957227Vaphio Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Vàfeio
- Catalan: Vàfio
- Chinese: 瓦斐奥
- Dutch: Vapheio
- English: Vafeio
- English: Vafio tholos
- English: Vaphio beehive tomb
- French: Vaphio
- Greek: Βαφείο
- Greek: Θολωτός τάφος Βαφειού
- Hungarian: Vaphiói aranyserlegek
- Italian: Vafio
- Italian: Vafiò
- Italian: Vapheio
- Italian: Vaphio
- Japanese: ヴァフィオ
- Korean: 바피오
- Portuguese: Váfio
- Slovenian: Vafio
- Spanish: Vafio
Landmarks in the Area
- Γήπεδο ΑμυκλώνPitch, 2 km northwest
- Ιερό Αμυκλαίου ΑπόλλωνοςArchaeological site, 2½ km northwest
- Sparta Racing Circuit MOTULSports venue, 2½ km northwest
- Πίστα καρτ ΦΕΛΕΚΟΣSports venue, 3 km south
- Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Τριάδος ΤραπεζοντήςChurch, 3½ km south
Places in the Area
- AEGEANPetrol station, 1½ km east
- REVOILPetrol station, 2 km east
- EKOPetrol station, 2 km west
- 'Sparta Gourmet' Εργοστάσιο επεξεργασίας, τυποποίησης και εξαγωγής ελιάς και ελαιολάδου2½ km southwest
- ΝικητέαςBakery, 2½ km southwest
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Vaphio. Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.