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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Eleusis and Ploutonion.

Archaeological Museum of Eleusis

Museum

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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 Georg Kawerau, to keep the findings of the excavations, and after two years was extended under the plans of the Greek architect J.

Ploutonion

Cave

Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ploutonion is a cave.

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

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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

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: tsoglani, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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″ north

Longitude

23.53791° or 23° 32′ 17″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

8GC52GRQ+F5

GeoNames 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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