Temple of Apollo Thermios
Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Greek temple
- Also known as: “Temple of Apollo (Thermos)” and “Temple of Apollo at Thermon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thermos and Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia.
Thermos
Ruins
Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture".
Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia is situated 3 km northwest of Temple of Apollo Thermios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diasello (Thermo) and Analipsi.
Diasello (Thermo)
Hamlet
Photo: Αρκάς, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Diasello (Thermo) is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Temple of Apollo Thermios.
Analipsi
Village
Photo: Enpatrais, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Analipsi is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Temple of Apollo Thermios.
Kato Makrinou
Village
Kato Makrinou is a village in the municipal unit of Makryneia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is located in a valley southeast of Lake Trichonida. It is 2 km northeast of Makrinou, 10 km southeast of Gavalou and 20 km northwest of Naupactus. Kato Makrinou is situated 9 km southwest of Temple of Apollo Thermios.
Temple of Apollo Thermios
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thermo, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.55969° or 38° 33′ 35″ northLongitude
21.66779° or 21° 40′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8GC3HM59+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6817904785OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3983221
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Temple of Apollo Thermios” goes by many names.
- French: “temple d’Apollon”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon”
- Greek: “Ναός Θέρμιου Απόλλωνα”
- Italian: “Tempio di Apollo”
- Spanish: “Templo de Apolo (Termo)”
- Spanish: “Templo de Apolo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological museum of Thermos and Κέντρο Υγείας Θέρμου.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Temple of Apollo Thermios”. Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.