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<< Our Photo Pages >> Despoina Sanctuary. - Ancient Temple in Greece in Peloponnese Peninsula

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 29 October 2006  Page Views: 4744

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Despoina Sanctuary.
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 20.534 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Peloponnese Peninsula Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Megalópolis  Nearest Village: Megalópolis
Latitude: 37.389567N  Longitude: 22.126238E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Ancient Temple in Peloponnese Peninsula

The sanctuary of the local deity lasted until the end of the Roman period. A small local museum was also set up on the site.
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 2.3km N 2° Ancient theater of Megalopolis* Ancient Village or Settlement
 2.8km N 0° Ancient Megalopoli* Ancient Temple
 8.4km W 270° Lykosoura Despoina Sanctuary* Ancient Temple
 11.5km ENE 72° Asea Ancient Temple
 13.3km WNW 300° Lykaion Lower Sanctuary* Ancient Temple
 13.6km WNW 298° Sanctuary of Zeus (Mount Lykaion)* Ancient Temple
 16.6km E 82° Peraitheis Ancient Temple
 18.2km NNW 337° Gortyna Ancient Temple
 20.5km WNW 283° Bassae Temple of Apollo* Ancient Temple
 26.1km WSW 238° Malthi* Chambered Tomb
 27.0km ENE 74° Tegea Museum* Museum
 27.0km ENE 74° Tegea Ancient Village or Settlement
 27.6km NW 304° Alipheira Temple of Athena Ancient Temple
 28.1km NW 304° Alipheira Sanctuary of Asclepius Ancient Temple
 28.8km SW 218° Sanctuary of Zeus Ithomatas Ancient Temple
 29.0km SW 215° Lakonian Gate* Hillfort
 29.2km SW 217° Eileithyia* Ancient Temple
 29.2km SW 217° Artemis Limnatis* Ancient Temple
 29.4km SW 220° Arkadian Gate* Hillfort
 30.0km SW 217° Ancient Messene* Ancient Village or Settlement
 34.0km NE 50° Mantinea Ancient Village or Settlement
 35.9km W 279° Lepreon* Ancient Temple
 36.4km WSW 250° Peristeria* Passage Grave
 40.7km NNE 24° Orchomenos (Arcadia) Ancient Village or Settlement
 43.2km SE 142° Sparta (Greece)* Ancient Village or Settlement
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