Bassae

Bassae is an archaeological site in , a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia.
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Photo: Tuh de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Peloponnese, Greece
  • Also known as: “Apollo Epicurius-templet”, “Apollo Epikourios-templet”, “Apollónov chrám”, “Apollónův chrám v Bassae”, “Apollónův chrám v Bassai”, “Apolonov hram kod Bassae”, “Epikurion”, “Phigalia”, “Temple d’Apol·lo”, “Temple of Apollo Epicurius”, “Templo de Apolo”, “Vassai”, “Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Βασσών”, “Βάσσαι”, “Бассе”, “Басси”, “Вассе”, “Храм на Аполон в Баса”, “باسيه”, and “阿波羅·伊比鳩魯神廟”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Temple of Apollo Epicurius.

Ruins
Photo: Choliamb, CC0.
Bassae is an archaeological site in … is situated 250 metres south of Bassae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skliros and Kakaletri.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , Messenia, .

Village
is a village in the municipality of , Messenia, , . is situated 4 km southeast of Bassae.

Village
Photo: Ppantazisgr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Bassae.

Bassae

Latitude
37.43182° or 37° 25′ 55″ north
Longitude
21.8998° or 21° 53′ 59″ east
Elevation
1,134 metres (3,720 feet)
Open location code
8G93CVJX+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 280893622
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7627580
Wiki­data ID
Q464923
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bassae” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باساي”
  • Bulgarian: “Баса”
  • Bulgarian: “Храм на Аполон Епикур”
  • Catalan: “Basses”
  • Chinese: “巴賽”
  • Chinese: “巴赛的阿波罗·伊壁鸠鲁神庙”
  • Croatian: “Hram Apolona Epikura u Bassai”
  • Czech: “Bassai”
  • Dutch: “Bassae”
  • Finnish: “Bassai”
  • French: “Bassæ”
  • French: “Temple d’Apollon à Bassae”
  • Galician: “Bassæ”
  • Georgian: “აპოლონის ტაძარი”
  • German: “Apollontempel bei Bassae”
  • German: “Bassae”
  • Greek: “Βάσσες Φιγαλείας”
  • Greek: “Βάσσες”
  • Greek: “Ναός Επικούριου Απόλλωνα”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש אפולו אפיקוריוס בבאסאי”
  • Hindi: “बासा”
  • Hungarian: “Apollón Epikuriosz temploma”
  • Italian: “Bassae”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Apollo Epicurio”
  • Japanese: “バッサイ”
  • Latvian: “Basaja”
  • Latvian: “Bassa”
  • Lithuanian: “Apolono Epikurijo šventykla”
  • Macedonian: “Баса”
  • Mazanderani: “باسای”
  • Mingrelian: “აპოლონიშ ოხვამე”
  • Norwegian: “Apollon Epikourios-templet”
  • Persian: “بسی”
  • Polish: “Bassaj”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Apolo Epicuro em Bassas”
  • Romanian: “Bassae”
  • Russian: “Бассы”
  • Russian: “Храм Аполлона в Бассах”
  • Serbian: “Храм Аполона Епикура у Баси”
  • Serbian: “Храм Аполона Епирског”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Apolona Epikurejskog u Basi”
  • Slovak: “Bassai”
  • Slovenian: “Basa”
  • Slovenian: “Bassae”
  • Spanish: “Bassæ”
  • Spanish: “Vasses”
  • Swedish: “Bassae”
  • Tatar: “Бассэ”
  • Turkish: “Bassae”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Аполлона в Бассах”
  • Venetian: “Bazae”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền thờ Apollo ở Bassae”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Marina and Dragogi.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tower of Dragogi and Η Πανώβρυση.

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