Συκαράκι
Συκαράκι is a hamlet in Sparti, Laconia. Συκαράκι is situated nearby to the hamlet Kalami, as well as near the village Aghios Ioannis.Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Sparta and Menelaion.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
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 2½ km northeast of Συκαράκι.
Menelaion
Archaeological site
The Menelaion is an archaeological site in Therapne, located on a ridge approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The archaeological hill complex of Therapne dates from the Bronze Age Mycenaean civilization and comprises four hills: the Northern hill, Menelaion, Profitis Ilias and Aetos. Menelaion is situated 3½ km east of Συκαράκι.
Temple of Artemis Orthia
Ruins
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 3½ km northeast of Συκαράκι.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sparta and Magoula.
Sparta
Sparta is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, serving as the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley.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. Magoula is situated 3 km north of Συκαράκι.
Amykles
Village
Amykles is a village in Laconia, southern Greece. It lies in the plain by the Eurotas river, 6 km south of Sparta, east of the Taygetus mountains, along the Greek National Road 39 from Sparta to Gytheio. Amykles is situated 4 km southeast of Συκαράκι.
Συκαράκι
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.05364° or 37° 3′ 13″ north
Longitude
22.41584° or 22° 24′ 57″ east
Open location code
8G943C38+F8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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