Calydon
Calydon was a Greek city in ancient Aetolia, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus, 7.5 Roman miles from the sea. Its name is most famous today for the Calydonian boar that had to be overcome by heroes of the Olympian age.
- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Kalydona”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by ΛΣΤ΄ Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων
- Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
- Description: ancient Greek city in Aetolia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evinochori and Galatas.
Evinochori
Evinochori is a village and a community in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.
Calydon
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Latitude
38.37513° or 38° 22′ 31″ north
Longitude
21.53388° or 21° 32′ 2″ east
Open location code
8GC39GGM+3G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Calydon” goes by many names.
ΚαλυδώνAncient Greek (to 1453)
KalidonAzerbaijani
KalidonBasque
KaludonBreton
KalydonBreton
КалидонBulgarian
CalidóCatalan
CalidonCatalan
CalydonCatalan
KaludonCatalan
卡利敦Chinese
卡吕冬Chinese
卡呂冬Chinese
KalydonCzech
CalydonDutch
KalydonFinnish
CalidónGalician
Calidón (cidade)Galician
ΚαλυδώνGreek
ΚαλυδώναGreek
KalüdónHungarian
KalidonIdo
KalidonIndonesian
CalidoneItalian
カリュドーンJapanese
カリュドンJapanese
칼뤼돈Korean
칼리돈Korean
КалидонRussian
KalydonSwedish
CalydonTurkish
КалідонUkrainian
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