Moní Dafníou
Moní Dafníou is a monastery in Chaidari, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Moní Dafníou is situated nearby to the church Daphní, as well as near Dafni Pan cave (Attica).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daphní and Dafni Pan cave (Attica).
Daphní
Church
Photo: Ghirlandajo, Public domain.
Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue.
Dafni Pan cave (Attica)
Cave
The Daphni Cave is a cave in Attica, Greece, that was sacred to the god Pan. It is located near the Byzantine monastery. Dafni Pan cave (Attica) is situated 450 metres southwest of Moní Dafníou.
Sacred Way
Archaeological site
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Sacred Way, in ancient Greece, was the road from Athens to Eleusis. It was so called because it was the route taken by a procession celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries. Sacred Way is situated 2½ km west of Moní Dafníou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skaramagkas and Korydallos.
Skaramagkas
Town
Skaramagas is a port town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Haidari and is divided into three main neighborhoods, Ano Afaia, Kato Afaia and the coastal zone. Skaramagkas is situated 3 km west of Moní Dafníou.
Korydallos
Suburb
Korydallos is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of Athens agglomeration. Korydallos is situated 3½ km south of Moní Dafníou.
Aigaleo
Suburb
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aigaleo or Egaleo is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens urban area, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. Aigaleo is situated 4½ km southeast of Moní Dafníou.
Moní Dafníou
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Moni Dafniou”
- Category: religion
- Location: Chaidari, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.0129° or 38° 0′ 46″ northLongitude
23.63586° or 23° 38′ 9″ eastElevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open location code
8GC52J7P+58GeoNames ID
11044082
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In Other Languages
“Moní Dafníou” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Moní Dafníou”
- Greek: “Μονή Δαφνίου”
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