Agia Sofia, Aetolia-Acarnania

Agia Sofia, Aetolia-Acarnania is a village in Thermo, West Central Greece, West Greece and has about 200 residents. Agia Sofia, Aetolia-Acarnania is situated nearby to the hamlet Mavrovoros, Aitoloakarnania, as well as near Pournara, Aitoloakarnania.

Type: Village with 200 residents
Description: village in West Greece
Also known as: “Agia Sofia”, “Ayía Sofía”, “Mokista”, and “Mókista”
Postal code: 30008

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia and Thermos.

Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia

Church

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thermos

Ruins

Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture". Thermos is situated 3 km southeast of Agia Sofia, Aetolia-Acarnania.

Temple of Apollo Thermios

Archaeological site

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture". Temple of Apollo Thermios is situated 3 km southeast of Agia Sofia, Aetolia-Acarnania.