Mycean. Tholos Tomb
Mycean. Tholos Tomb is a tomb in Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia. Mycean. Tholos Tomb is situated nearby to Ancient Pylos, as well as near the castle Palace of Nestor.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Nestor and Griffin Warrior Tomb.
Palace of Nestor
Castle
Photo: Fæ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times, and described in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad as Nestor's kingdom of "sandy Pylos". The palace featured in the story of the Trojan War, as Homer tells us that Telemachus: The site is the best preserved Mycenaean Greek palace discovered. Palace of Nestor is situated 1 km northeast of Mycean. Tholos Tomb.
Griffin Warrior Tomb
Tomb
The Griffin Warrior Tomb is a Bronze Age shaft tomb dating to around 1450 BC, near the ancient city of Pylos in Greece. The grave was discovered by a research team sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and led by husband-and-wife archaeologists Jack L. Griffin Warrior Tomb is situated 1 km northeast of Mycean. Tholos Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tragana and Koryfasi.
Tragana
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tragana is a town in the municipality of Trifylia, Messenia in Greece. An early Bronze age cremation was found there.
Lefki
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lefki is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Mycean. Tholos Tomb.
Mycean. Tholos Tomb
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, tomb, and historic site
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.02168° or 37° 1′ 18″ northLongitude
21.68714° or 21° 41′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8G932MCP+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 13519528183OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Mycean. Tholos Tomb” goes by many names.
- German: “Grab des Nestor”
- Greek: “Μυκηναϊκός Θολωτός Τύμβος”
- Russian: “Толос (Микенск. гробница)”
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