Skafidia

Skafidia is a village and a community in the municipality of , Elis, . It is situated on the Ionian Sea coast, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km north of , 3 km southwest of and 11 km northwest of .
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  • Type: Village with 128 residents
  • Description: village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
  • Also known as: Skafidhiá
  • Postal code: 27100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Panagia Skafidia Monastery and Tower of Skafidia.

Photo: Kolchak1923, CC0.
The is an Orthodox Greek women's monastery dedicated to the Dormition of Theotokos and is located in the County of Elis, in the Local Community of Skafidia, 12 km outside the town of .

Monastery
Photo: Kolchak1923, CC0.
is a monastery.

Castle
, known in French as Beauvoir and Italian as Belveder during the late Middle Ages, is a Byzantine castle in , in the peninsula of Greece. is situated 4 km south of Skafidia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leventochori and Myrtiá.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , Elis, . It is located near the Ionian Sea, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km south of Skafidia, 3 km west of , 4 km northeast of and 10 km west of Pyrgos town centre.

Village
Myrtia or Myrtea is a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, . It is located on a hillside near the Ionian Sea. It is 3 km southeast of , 3 km southwest of , 3 km north of and 9 km northwest of Pyrgos town centre. is situated 2½ km northeast of Skafidia.

Village
is a village and a community in the municipality of , Elis, . The community includes the small villages Agios Andreas, Kallithea and Bouka. is situated 3 km southwest of Skafidia.

Skafidia

Latitude
37.69842° or 37° 41′ 54″ north
Longitude
21.3278° or 21° 19′ 40″ east
Population
128
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR SKD
Open location code
8G93M8XH+94
Open­Street­Map ID
node 290679142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
253742
Wiki­data ID
Q7533695
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Skafidia” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: Skafidiá
  • French: Skafidia
  • German: Skafidia
  • Greek: Skafidiá
  • Greek: Σκαφιδιά Ηλείας
  • Greek: Σκαφιδιά
  • Irish: Skafidia
  • Romanian: Skafidia
  • Russian: Скафидия
  • Russian: Скафидья
  • Skafidia

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skafidia Monastery and Coastal Roman Baths of Skafidia.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skafidia”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.