Paleopolis
Paleopolis is an archaeological site in Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace. Paleopolis is situated nearby to the archaeological site Propylon of Ptolemy II, as well as near Southern Nekropolis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of the Great Gods and Archaeological Museum of Samothrace.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
Archaeological site
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Samothrace Temple Complex, known as the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, is one of the principal Pan-Hellenic religious sanctuaries, located on the island of Samothrace within the larger Thrace. Sanctuary of the Great Gods is situated 330 metres southwest of Paleopolis.
Archaeological Museum of Samothrace
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Samothrace is located in Samothrace of the Evros regional unit, in Greece. It has four rooms and an atrium, presenting the following: The museum was designed by Stuart Shaw, an architect based at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and built by the American School of Classical Studies, Athens in 1939–55. Archaeological Museum of Samothrace is situated 490 metres west of Paleopolis.
Neorion
Archaeological site
The neorion at Samothrace was a long, rectangular, monumental structure built to house a dedicatory ship to the gods at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the Greek island of Samothrace in the northern Aegean Sea. Neorion is situated 400 metres west of Paleopolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palaiopoli and Samothrace.
Samothrace
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Samothraki is a small island that is the conical tip of a mountain rising out of the sea in the North Aegean Islands of Greece.
Kamariotissa
Village
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Kamariotissa is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Paleopolis.
Paleopolis
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.50211° or 40° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
25.53376° or 25° 32′ 2″ eastOpen location code
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node 61738215OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Paleopolis” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Παλαιόπολης”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Towers of Paleopolis and Propylon of Ptolemy II.
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