Treasury of Minyas

Treasury of Minyas is an archaeological site in Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece. Treasury of Minyas is situated near the archaeological site Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus, as well as near Σκριπου Park.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: tholos tomb located in Orchomenos (Boeotia)
Also known as: “Trésor de Minyas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus and Panagia Skripou Monastery.

Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus

Archaeological site

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Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus is an archaeological site.

The Panagia Skripou Monastery is located in Orchomenus, Boeotia, Greece. From the monastery today, only its katholikon functions, which is the most important monument from the series of temples of the "transitional cruciform" type, in the Greek area. Panagia Skripou Monastery is situated 170 metres northeast of Treasury of Minyas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orchomenos and Agios Andreas.

Orchomenos

Town

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Orchomenos is a town.

Agios Andreas

Hamlet

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Agios Andreas is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Treasury of Minyas.

Pyrgos

Hamlet

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Pyrgos is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa. It is named after a ruined medieval tower, with a notable Mycenaean element, that overlooks the village from a nearby hill. Pyrgos is situated 6 km northeast of Treasury of Minyas.

Treasury of Minyas

Categories: beehive tomb, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

38.49314° or 38° 29′ 35″ north

Longitude

22.97471° or 22° 58′ 29″ east

Open location code

8GC4FXVF+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 395547191

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q1792894

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“Treasury of Minyas” goes by many names.

Czech: “pokladnice krále Minya”
French: “Tombe de Minyas”
German: “Kuppelgrab von Orchomenos”
Greek: “Θολωτός τάφος του Μινύου”
Spanish: “Tesoro de Minias”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Σκριπου Park and Πλατεία Αγίου Σώστη.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ο Φαρούκ and Απόμερο.

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