Sanctuary of Demeter
Sanctuary of Demeter is a ruins in Messene, Messenia. Sanctuary of Demeter is situated nearby to the ruins Sanctuary of Orthia, as well as near Artemision.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Messene and Treasury House.
Messene
Photo: Rossignol Benoît, CC BY 3.0.
Messene, officially Ancient Messene, is a local community within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese. It is best known for the ruins of the large classical city-state of Ancient Messene. Messene is situated 130 metres south of Sanctuary of Demeter.
Treasury House
Archaeological site
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Treasury House is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mavromati and Arsinoi.
Arsinoi
Village
Arsinoi is a local community of the municipal unit Ithomi, of the municipality of Messini within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided.
Labena
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Labena is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Sanctuary of Demeter.
Sanctuary of Demeter
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.17606° or 37° 10′ 34″ northLongitude
21.91999° or 21° 55′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8G935WG9+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1272471407OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Sanctuary of Demeter” goes by many names.
- German: “Heiligtum der Demeter”
- Greek: “Ιερό της Δήμητρας”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of Orthia and Entablature of the Doric style.
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