Vigla
Vigla is a peak in Lavreotiki, East Attica and has an elevation of 242 metres. Vigla is situated nearby to the hamlet Kato Sounio, as well as near Esperides.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 242 metres
- Description: hill (260 m) north of Cape Sounion, Attiki, Greece
- Also known as: “Mávro Lithári”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Poseidon.
Temple of Poseidon
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Poseidon is an ancient Greek temple on Cape Sounion, Greece, dedicated to the god Poseidon. There is evidence of the establishment of sanctuaries on the cape from as early as the 11th century BC.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Legrena and Sounio.
Legrena
Village
Legrena is a coastal village in East Attica in southern Greece on the coast of the Attica peninsula. It is part of the municipality Lavreotiki. It lies along Greek National Road 91, to the west of Sounion.
Sounio
Photo: Adam Carr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sounio is a national park in Attica, the historic region of Athens city-state. It is a popular day trip from Athens because of its splendid Temple of Poseidon.
Poseidonia
Hamlet
Kato Poseidonia is a settlement in Southeastern Attica under the administration of the Municipality of Lavreotiki. The settlement is 36.7 miles from Athens, 2.5 miles from Lavrio, and 3 miles from Sounio.
Vigla
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.67162° or 37° 40′ 18″ northLongitude
24.02021° or 24° 1′ 13″ eastElevation
242 metres (794 feet)Open location code
8G96M2CC+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8675720540OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
251987Wikidata ID
Q24882257
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vigla” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vígla”
- Dutch: “Vígla (kulle i Grekland, Attika, lat 37,67, long 24,02)”
- Greek: “Βίγλα”
- Swedish: “Vígla (kulle i Grekland, Attika, lat 37,67, long 24,02)”
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Localities in the Area
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