Neolitihic Lakeside Settlement of Dispilio

Neolitihic Lakeside Settlement of Dispilio is an archaeological site in Kastoria, West Macedonia. Neolitihic Lakeside Settlement of Dispilio is situated nearby to the church Αγία Ανάληψη, as well as near Open-Air Museum of Dispilio, Kastoria.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake of Kastoria and Cave of the Dragon.

Lake of Kastoria

Lake

Photo: Pvasiliadis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Orestiada or Lake of Kastoria is a lake in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, northwestern Greece. It spreads out in a natural basin, surrounded by mountains and is the remnant of a huge ancient Miocene lake that reached an area of 164 square kilometres and at a depth of 50 meters. Lake of Kastoria is situated 3½ km north of Neolitihic Lakeside Settlement of Dispilio.

Cave of the Dragon

Cave

Photo: Vagrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cave of the Dragon is situated 2½ km north of Neolitihic Lakeside Settlement of Dispilio.

Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa

Monastery

Photo: Алиса Селезньова, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083. Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa is situated 3 km north of Neolitihic Lakeside Settlement of Dispilio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dispilio and Krepeni.

Dispilio

Village

Photo: Tryfon Manolis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dispilio is a village near Lake Orestiada, in the Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Near the village is an archaeological site containing remains of a Neolithic lakeshore settlement that occupied an artificial island.

Krepeni

Village

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Krepeni is a village near the lake Orestiada in Macedonia, Greece, part of the Makednoi municipal unit of Kastoria municipality. Krepeni is situated 3 km east of Neolitihic Lakeside Settlement of Dispilio.