Amphiareion of Oropos
The Amphiareion of Oropos, situated in the hills 6 km southeast of the fortified port of Oropos, was a sanctuary dedicated in the late 5th century BCE to the hero Amphiaraos, where pilgrims went to seek oracular responses and healing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nefasdicere, CC BY 2.5.
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—3:00 PM
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient sanctuary of Amphiaraus in Attica, Greece
- Also known as: “Amphiarion” and “Sanctuary of Amphiaraus”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalamos and Markopoulo Oropou.
Kalamos
Village
Kalamos is a town and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.
Markopoulo Oropou
Village
Markopoulo Oropou is a town and a former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.
Milesi
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milesi is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Amphiareion of Oropos.
Amphiareion of Oropos
- Categories: hieron, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Oropos, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.29104° or 38° 17′ 28″ northLongitude
23.84566° or 23° 50′ 44″ eastElevation
157 metres (515 feet)Open location code
8GC57RRW+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 146817901OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Tatar—“Amphiareion of Oropos” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Amfiaraja”
- Bulgarian: “Ампхиареион”
- Catalan: “oracle d’Amfiarau”
- Catalan: “Oracle d’Amfiarau”
- Cebuano: “Amphiareion”
- Dutch: “Amphiareion van Oropus”
- Finnish: “Amfiaraion”
- French: “Amphiaréion d’Oropós”
- German: “Amfiaraio”
- German: “Amfiario”
- German: “Amphiaraion”
- German: “Amphiareion von Oropos”
- German: “Amphiareion”
- Greek: “Αμφιαράειο”
- Greek: “Αμφιάρειο Ωρωπού”
- Greek: “Αμφιάρειο”
- Hebrew: “אמפיאראוס באורופוס”
- Italian: “Amphiareion”
- Italian: “oracolo di Anfiarao”
- Italian: “Oracolo di Anfiarao”
- Russian: “Храм Амфиарая”
- Spanish: “Anfiareo”
- Swedish: “Amphiareion”
- Tatar: “Амфиарай борынгы гыйбадәтханәсе”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Amphiareion of Oropos”. Photo: Nefasdicere, CC BY 2.5.