Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Also known as Apollo Epicurius temple, Temple d'Apollon a Bassae, Temple d'Apollon à Bassæ, Temple d'Apollon Epicourios de Bassae, Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae, Temple of Apollo Epikourios, Temple of Apollo in Bassai, Ναός Επικούριου Απόλλωνα
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Greece
Inscribed
1986
List reference
392
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is about 45 km north-west of Kalamata. The nearest other World Heritage site is Olympia, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tripoli · about 29,000 peopleabout 45 km east
- Kalamata · about 72,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Pirgos · about 22,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Patra · about 163,000 peopleabout 90 km north
- Agrinio · about 75,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- Piraeus · about 466,000 peopleabout 170 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GreeceCultural33 km away
GreeceCultural57 km away
GreeceCultural82 km away
GreeceCultural105 km away
GreeceCultural128 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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