Zaraka’s monastery
Zaraka Monastery is a ruined Frankish abbey near Stymfalia, in the Peloponnese, in Greece. It was built about a kilometre from the shores of Lake Stymphalia, the site of the ancient city of Stymphalus, during the "Frankokratia", i.e. the occupation of parts…- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: abbey in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Zaraka Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stymfalos.
Stymfalos
Archaeological site
Stymphalus or Stymphalos was a town in the northeast of ancient Arcadia. Stymfalos is situated 1 km south of Zaraka’s monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stymphalia and Drosopigi.
Stymphalia
Village
Stymfalia is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has formed part of the municipality of Sikyona, of which it is a municipal unit.
Zaraka’s monastery
- Categories: abbey, monastery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sikyona, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.86688° or 37° 52′ 1″ north
Longitude
22.45794° or 22° 27′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G94VF85+Q5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Zaraka’s monastery” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Zaraka”
- French: “Abbaye de Zaraka”
- German: “Kloster Zaraka”
- Greek: “Αββαείο του Ζάρακα”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι Ζάρακα”
- Greek: “Μονή Ζάρακα”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Πλατεία and Theater of Ancient Symfalos.
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