Ancient Sparta
Ancient Sparta is a ruin in Sparti, Laconia. Ancient Sparta is situated nearby to the suburb Magoula, as well as near the village Kladas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Sparta and Temple of Artemis Orthia.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, Greece that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia. Archaeological Museum of Sparta is situated 1 km southeast of Ancient Sparta.
Temple of Artemis Orthia
Ruins
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. Temple of Artemis Orthia is situated 1 km east of Ancient Sparta.
Menelaion
Archaeological site
The archaeological site of Menelaion is located approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex. The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne. Menelaion is situated 3 km southeast of Ancient Sparta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sparta and Magoula.
Sparta
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Sparta is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population of 32,786, of whom 17,773 lived in the city.
Magoula
Suburb
Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city.
Kladas
Village
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Kladas is a small village which is located about 5 kilometers north of the city of Sparta and belongs to the municipality of Sparta. The village was named after Krokodeilos Kladas, a medieval Greek military leader. Kladas is situated 3 km north of Ancient Sparta.
Ancient Sparta
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.08209° or 37° 4′ 56″ northLongitude
22.42381° or 22° 25′ 26″ eastElevation
240 metres (787 feet)Open location code
8G943CJF+RGGeoNames ID
12041331
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