Gortys

Gortys, or Gortyna, was a town of ancient Arcadia in the district Cynuria, situated near the river Gortynius, also called Lusius nearer its sources, which was a tributary of the , and was remarkable for the coldness of its waters.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: town of ancient Arcadia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Gortyn – Asclepeion”, “Gortyna”, “Gortys – Asclepeion”, “Gortys, Greek Bath”, “Mint of Gortys”, and “Γόρτυς – Ασκληπιείο”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Prodromos) and Philosophou Monastery.

Monastery
Photo: Einer flog zu Weit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1¼ km northeast of Gortys.

Monastery
Photo: Einer flog zu Weit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2 km north of Gortys.

School building
The … is situated 3½ km northeast of Gortys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atsicholos and Markou.

Village
is a mountain village in the municipal unit Gortyna, , .

Village
Photo: Panathas023, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Gortys.

Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elliniko is a mountain village in western , . is situated 3 km southeast of Gortys.

Gortys

Latitude
37.53985° or 37° 32′ 24″ north
Longitude
22.04532° or 22° 2′ 43″ east
Elevation
334 metres (1,096 feet)
Open location code
8G94G2QW+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 276973126
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9794257
Wiki­data ID
Q1538431
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Gortys” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Гортйс”
  • Catalan: “Gortina d’Arcàdia”
  • Catalan: “Gortis”
  • Cebuano: “Gortys”
  • Dutch: “Gortys”
  • Finnish: “Gortys”
  • French: “Gortys”
  • German: “Gortyn – Asklepieion”
  • German: “Gortys”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Γόρτυνα Αρκαδίας”
  • Greek: “Γόρτυνα – Ασκληπιείο”
  • Greek: “Γόρτυνα Αρκαδίας”
  • Italian: “Gortys (Arcadia)”
  • Italian: “Gortys”
  • Russian: “Гортина”
  • Spanish: “Gortina de Arcadia”
  • Spanish: “Gortina”
  • Swedish: “Gortys”
  • Turkish: “Gortys”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vlachorraptis and Stemnitsa.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kokkoris mill and fulling-tub and Ζέρζοβα.

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Worth a closer look: Tripoli and Ano Doliana.

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