Phanai Apollo Sanctuary
Phanai Apollo Sanctuary is an archaeological site in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands. Phanai Apollo Sanctuary is situated nearby to Cave of Olympi, as well as near the village Piryi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: George Ntekas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient temple remains on Chios island
- Also known as: “Apollo’s temple at Fana”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of Olympi.
Cave of Olympi
Cave
Photo: FLIOUKAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave of Olympi is situated 1 km northwest of Phanai Apollo Sanctuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mesta and Piryi.
Mesta
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
Mesta is a Greek traditional village on the island of Chios. It belongs to the Mastic Villages, a group of villages in South Chios where the main activity is the manufacture of mastic.
Piryi
Village
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
Pyrgi is a village on the Greek island of Chios, known as the "painted village" on account of the decoration of the houses. This mostly consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes. Piryi is situated 6 km east of Phanai Apollo Sanctuary.
Mastichochoria
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mastichochoria is an agricultural area in the Greek island of Chios. It is the most prominent producer of the mastic, a resin obtained from the domesticated mastic tree; in fact, the tree is endemic to this area and, thus, the resin grown there has a PDO status.
Phanai Apollo Sanctuary
- Categories: archaeological site, hieron, temple, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.20709° or 38° 12′ 26″ northLongitude
25.93059° or 25° 55′ 50″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8GC76W4J+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4060312195OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8436878Wikidata ID
Q25164045
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Phanai Apollo Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Apollo Sanctuary”
- Cebuano: “Naós Apollonón”
- French: “sanctuaire d’Apollon Phanai”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Apollon Phanai”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Φανών”
- Greek: “Νάος Απολλωνός”
- Swedish: “Apollo Sanctuary”
- Swedish: “Naós Apollonón”
Localities in the Area
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