Esperides
Esperides is a hamlet in Lavreotiki, East Attica and has about 69 residents. Esperides is situated nearby to the village Legrena, as well as near the hamlet Kato Sounio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 69 residents
- Description: human settlement in Attica, Greece
- Postal code: 19500
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Poseidon.
Temple of Poseidon
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Poseidon is an ancient Greek temple on Cape Sounion, Greece, dedicated to the god Poseidon. There is evidence of the establishment of sanctuaries on the cape from as early as the 11th century BC. Temple of Poseidon is situated 2½ km southeast of Esperides.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Legrena and Sounio.
Legrena
Village
Legrena is a coastal village in East Attica in southern Greece on the coast of the Attica peninsula. It is part of the municipality Lavreotiki. It lies along Greek National Road 91, to the west of Sounion.
Sounio
Photo: Adam Carr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sounio is a national park in Attica, the historic region of Athens city-state. It is a popular day trip from Athens because of its splendid Temple of Poseidon.
Poseidonia
Hamlet
Kato Poseidonia is a settlement in Southeastern Attica under the administration of the Municipality of Lavreotiki. The settlement is 36.7 miles from Athens, 2.5 miles from Lavrio, and 3 miles from Sounio. Poseidonia is situated 4½ km east of Esperides.
Esperides
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.66576° or 37° 39′ 57″ northLongitude
24.00398° or 24° 0′ 14″ eastPopulation
69Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8G96M283+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1857182815OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9036664Wikidata ID
Q21622931
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Esperides” goes by many names.
- French: “Esperídes”
- Greek: “Εσπερίδες Αττικής”
- Greek: “Εσπερίδες”
- Russian: “Эсперидес”
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