Daphni

Daphni is a neighborhood in , , . Daphni is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Daphní and Dafni Pan cave (Attica).

Church
Photo: Ghirlandajo, Public domain.
Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue.

Cave
The cave of God Pan in Daphni is a cave in , , , that was sacred to the god Pan. It is located near the . The cave is believed to have been used for rituals, including burnt offerings and animal sacrifices dedicated.

Archaeological site
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , in ancient , was the road from to Eleusis. It was so called because it was the route taken by a procession celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skaramagkas and Korydallos.

Town
Skaramagas is a port town in the western part of the agglomeration, . It is part of the municipality of and is divided into three main neighborhoods, Ano Afaia, Kato Afaia and the coastal zone. is situated 3 km west of Daphni.

Suburb
is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit of . It is located in the southwestern part of the agglomeration. is situated 3½ km south of Daphni.

Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km east of Daphni.

Daphni

Latitude
38.016° or 38° 0′ 58″ north
Longitude
23.63536° or 23° 38′ 7″ east
Open location code
8GC52J8P+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2864211406
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q56652925
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Daphni” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Dafní”
  • French: “Dafní”
  • Greek: “Δαφνί Αττικής”
  • Greek: “Δαφνί Χαϊδαρίου”
  • Greek: “Δαφνί”
  • Hebrew: “דפני”
  • Russian: “Дафни”

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