Eleusis
Eleusina, also known as Elefsina or Eleusis is a suburban town in Attica, the historic region of Athens city-state, just northwest of Athens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Eleusis and Ploutonion.
Archaeological Museum of Eleusis
Museum
Photo: Tkoletsis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archeological Museum of Eleusis is a museum in Eleusis, Attica, Greece. The museum is located inside the archaeological site of Eleusis. Built in 1890, by the plans of the German architect Kaverau, to keep the findings of the excavations, and after two years was extended under the plans of the Greek architect J.
Saint Zacharias church
Church
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Saint Zacharias church is situated 330 metres northeast of Eleusis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magoula and Aspropyrgos.
Magoula
Town
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Magoula is a suburban town of Athens and former community of West Attica, located in the Thriasio Plain. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Elefsina, of which it is a municipal unit. Magoula is situated 4½ km north of Eleusis.
Aspropyrgos
Town
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Aspropyrgos is a western suburb, in the Athens metropolitan area and a municipality in the West Attica regional unit in the Thriasio Plain, Attica, Greece. The municipality had a population of 31,381 at the 2021 census. It has an area of 101.983 km2. Aspropyrgos is situated 5 km northeast of Eleusis.
Mandra
Town
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Mandra is a town, which is situated 5 km northwest of Eleusis.
Eleusis
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Eleusina, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.04125° or 38° 2′ 29″ northLongitude
23.53791° or 23° 32′ 17″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8GC52GRQ+F5GeoNames ID
7910522
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Greek—“Eleusis” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Eleusis” (historical)
- Greek: “Elefsína”
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