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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Choliamb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site with tholos tomb, Lakonia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Vafeio”, “Vafio tholos”, and “Vaphio beehive tomb”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skoura and Amykles.

Village
Photo: Pavlos1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
is a village in Laconia, southern . It lies in the plain by the Eurotas river, 6 km south of Sparta, east of the mountains, along the Greek National Road 39 from Sparta to . is situated 3 km west of Vaphio.

Village
Κalyvia Sochas is a village in Laconia, in southern . It is part of the municipal unit Sparta. is situated 6.5 km south of the centre of Sparta. is situated 4½ km west of Vaphio.

Vaphio

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.
  • Catalan: “Vàfeio”
  • Catalan: “Vàfio”
  • Chinese: “瓦斐奥”
  • Dutch: “Vapheio”
  • French: “Vaphio”
  • Greek: “Βαφείο”
  • Greek: “Θολωτός τάφος Βαφειού”
  • Hungarian: “Vaphiói aranyserlegek”
  • Italian: “Vafio”
  • Italian: “Vafiò”
  • Italian: “Vapheio”
  • Italian: “Vaphio”
  • Japanese: “ヴァフィオ”
  • Korean: “바피오”
  • Portuguese: “Váfio”
  • Russian: “Вафио”
  • Slovenian: “Vafio”
  • Spanish: “Vafio”

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