Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia

Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia is a church in Thermo, West Central Greece, West Greece. Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia is situated nearby to the spring Πηγές Αγίας Σοφίας, as well as near the hamlet Diasello (Thermo).

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Church
Description: Orthodox church in Thermo Municipality, Greece
Also known as: “Άγιος Νικόλαος”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thermos and Temple of Apollo Thermios.

Thermos

Ruins

Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture". Thermos is situated 3 km southeast of Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia.

Temple of Apollo Thermios

Archaeological site

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture". Temple of Apollo Thermios is situated 3 km southeast of Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia.