Vafeio, Laconia
Vafeio, Laconia is a hamlet in Sparti, Laconia and has about 79 residents. Vafeio, Laconia is situated nearby to the hamlet Riza Lakonias, as well as near Levki Spartis, Lakonia.- Type: Hamlet with 79 residents
- Description: human settlement in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Barbalí”, “Marboli”, “Mparmpali”, “Vafion”, and “Vafión”
- Postal code: 23100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaphio.
Vaphio
Archaeological site
Photo: Choliamb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amykles and Kalyvia Sochas.
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.
Kalyvia Sochas
Village
Κalyvia Sochas is a village in Laconia, in southern Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Sparta. Kalyvia Sochas is situated 6.5 km south of the centre of Sparta. Kalyvia Sochas is situated 4 km west of Vafeio, Laconia.
Sparta
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Sparta is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population of 32,786, of whom 17,773 lived in the city.
Vafeio, Laconia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.0228° or 37° 1′ 22″ northLongitude
22.46114° or 22° 27′ 40″ eastPopulation
79Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)Open location code
8G942FF6+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1748825989OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
252363Wikidata ID
Q16328681
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Russian—“Vafeio, Laconia” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Vafeió”
- Greek: “Βαφειό Λακωνίας”
- Greek: “Βαφειό”
- Greek: “Μάρμπολη Λακωνίας”
- Greek: “Μπαρμπαλί Λακωνίας”
- Russian: “Бафейо”
Localities in the Area
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