Attica
Athens Prefecture
Chaidari

Dafni Pan cave (Attica)

The Daphni Cave is a cave in , , that was sacred to the god Pan. It is located near the .
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave, former Pan sanctuary, near Dafni monastery, Attiki, Greece
  • Also known as: “Daphni Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Daphní and Sacred Way.

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. is situated 460 metres northeast of Dafni Pan cave (Attica).

Archaeological site
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. is situated 2 km west of Dafni Pan cave (Attica).

Lake
Photo: Montereypine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km northwest of Dafni Pan cave (Attica).

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.

Suburb
is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, . It is located in the southwestern part of Athens agglomeration. is situated 3½ km southeast of Dafni Pan cave (Attica).

Suburb
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Egaleo is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the , belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. is situated 5 km southeast of Dafni Pan cave (Attica).

Dafni Pan cave (Attica)

Latitude
38.01127° or 38° 0′ 41″ north
Longitude
23.63113° or 23° 37′ 52″ east
Open location code
8GC52J6J+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8514605736
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q16521434
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In Other Languages

“Dafni Pan cave (Attica)” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο του Πανός στο Δαφνί”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fortification of Dafni Monastery and Άγιος Νικόλαος Μονής Δαφνίου.

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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 “Dafni Pan cave (Attica)”. Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.