<< Our Photo Pages >> Despoina Sanctuary. - Ancient Temple in Greece in Peloponnese Peninsula
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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:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-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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