Epidavros Limira
Epidavros Limira was one of the provinces of the Laconia Prefecture, Greece. It was named after the ancient city Epidaurus Limera. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Elafonisos and Monemvasia, and the municipal units Elos and Niata.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former province of Laconia, Greece
- Also known as: “Epidavros Limira Province”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Epidaurus Limera and Pori.
Epidaurus Limera
Archaeological site
Photo: SchneesturmKatze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Epidaurus Limera or Epidauros Limera was a town on the eastern coast of ancient Laconia, situated on Cape Maleas at the head of a spacious bay. It was a colony from Epidaurus in Argolis, and is said to have been built in consequence of an intimation from Asclepius, when an Epidaurian ship touched here on its way to Cos. Epidaurus Limera is situated 270 metres east of Epidavros Limira.
Tower of Palia Monemvasia
Castle
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tower of Palia Monemvasia is a castle, which is situated 2 km east of Epidavros Limira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palia Monemvasia and Kremmydi.
Gefyra
Village
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gefyra is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Epidavros Limira.
Epidavros Limira
- Categories: province of Greece, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Monemvasia, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Slovenian—“Epidavros Limira” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Epídavros Limirá”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Επίδαυρος Λιμηρά”
- French: “Épidaure Limira”
- Greek: “Επαρχία Επιδαύρου Λιμηράς”
- Russian: “Эпидавр Лимера”
- Slovenian: “Epidavros Limira”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Epidavros Limira”. Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.