Temple of Apollo
Temple of Apollo is a ruins in Bernalda, Province of Matera, Basilicata. Temple of Apollo is situated nearby to the ruins Tempio di Hera, as well as near Tempio di Artemis.Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: M.dellanave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Greek temple dedicated to Apollo at Metapontum, dating ca. 570 to ca. 540 BC
- Also known as: “Metapontum, Temple of Apollo”, “Tempio di Apollo”, and “Temple A at Metapontum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Metapontum and Metaponto railway station.
Metapontum
Photo: Asia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Metapontum or Metapontium was an ancient city of Magna Graecia, situated on the gulf of Tarentum, between the river Bradanus and the Casuentus. It was distant about 20 km from Heraclea and 40 from Tarentum.
Metaponto railway station
Railway station
Photo: Asia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metaponto is a railway station in Metaponto, Italy. The station is located on the Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway and Battipaglia–Metaponto railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia. Metaponto railway station is situated 2 km southwest of Temple of Apollo.
Tavole Palatine
Photo: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tavole Palatine are the remains of a hexastyle peripteral Greek temple of Magna Graecia the 6th century BC, dedicated to the goddess Hera and the god Apollo. Tavole Palatine is situated 3½ km north of Temple of Apollo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Metaponto and Marina di Ginosa.
Metaponto
Photo: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Metaponto is a small town of about 1,000 people in the province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy. Administratively it is a frazione of Bernalda.
Marina di Ginosa
Village
Photo: Asia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marina di Ginosa is a frazione of the municipality of Ginosa. It is a seaside resort in Gulf of Taranto. Its inhabitants are called Marinese. It is also called Ginosa Marina. Marina di Ginosa is situated 8 km northeast of Temple of Apollo.
Temple of Apollo
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, building, and historic site
- Location: Bernalda, Province of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.38392° or 40° 23′ 2″ northLongitude
16.82383° or 16° 49′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8FGR9RMF+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 70083502OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q21329010
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Spanish—“Temple of Apollo” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Apollonin temppeli (Metapontion)”
- Finnish: “Apollonin temppeli”
- French: “temple d’Apollon à Métaponte”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon à Métaponte”
- Greek: “Ναός του Απόλλωνα”
- Italian: “Tempio A”
- Italian: “tempio di Apollo”
- Spanish: “Templo de Apolo”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tempio di Hera and Tempio di Artemis.
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