Vaphio

Vaphio, Vafio or Vapheio is an ancient site in Laconia, , on the right bank of the Eurotas, some 5 mi south of Sparta. It is famous for its tholos or beehive tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos Tsountas.
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site with tholos tomb, Lakonia, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Vafeio”
    “Vafio tholos”
    “Vaphio beehive tomb”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skoura and Amykles.
Pavlos1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Village
is a village.
Village
is a village in Laconia, southern .
3 km west of Vaphio
Village
Κalyvia Sochas is a village in Laconia, in southern .
4½ km west of Vaphio

Vaphio

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Latitude
37.02032° or 37° 1′ 13″ north
Longitude
22.46785° or 22° 28′ 4″ east
Open location code
8G942FC9+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 519042499
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q957227

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Vaphio” goes by many names.
VàfeioCatalan
VàfioCatalan
瓦斐奥Chinese
VapheioDutch
VaphioFrench
ΒαφείοGreek
Θολωτός τάφος ΒαφειούGreek
Vaphiói aranyserlegekHungarian
VafiòItalian
VapheioItalian
VaphioItalian
ヴァフィオJapanese
바피오Korean
VáfioPortuguese
ВафиоRussian
VafioSlovenian
VafioSpanish

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