Ayios Athanasios
Ayios Athanasios is a ruin in Episkopí, Limassol district. Ayios Athanasios is situated nearby to the hamlet Sotira, as well as near the town Episkopi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kourion and Episkopi Cantonment.
Kourion
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kourion was an important ancient Greek city-state on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. In the twelfth century BCE, after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, Greek settlers from Argos arrived on this site. Kourion is situated 3 km south of Ayios Athanasios.
Episkopi Cantonment
Military installation
Photo: Karpouzi, Public domain.
Episkopi Cantonment is the capital of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British overseas territory on the island of Cyprus, administered as a military base. It is located in the northwestern part of the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of the two areas which comprise the territory. Episkopi Cantonment is situated 3 km southwest of Ayios Athanasios.
Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Photo: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates is situated 2½ km southwest of Ayios Athanasios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sotira and Episkopi.
Sotira
Hamlet
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sotira is a village located partly in the Limassol District of Cyprus, and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, west of Limassol, near Episkopi. Sotira is situated 2½ km northwest of Ayios Athanasios.
Episkopi
Town
Photo: Rüdiger Stehn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Episkopi is a village and a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality lying partly in the Limassol district of Cyprus and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Episkopi is situated 3½ km southeast of Ayios Athanasios.
Erimi
Village
Erimi is a village and a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality, lying partly in the Limassol District of Cyprus and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Erimi is situated 4½ km east of Ayios Athanasios.
Ayios Athanasios
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Episkopí, Limassol district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.69167° or 34° 41′ 30″ northLongitude
32.875° or 32° 52′ 30″ eastElevation
141 metres (463 feet)Open location code
8G6JMVRF+MXGeoNames ID
5740
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