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Religious Site Attractions In Thermopylae

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Thermopylae is a place in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity. It derives its name from its hot sulphur springs. The Hot Gates is the place of hot springs and in Greek mythology it is the cavernous entrances to Hades.Thermopylae is world-famous for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces and the invading Persian forces, commemorated by Simonides in the famous epitaph, Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here obedient to their laws we lie. Thermopylae is the only land route large enough to bear any significant traffic between Lokris and Thessaly. This passage from north to south along the east coast o...
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Religious Site Attractions In Thermopylae

  • 1. Hosios Loukas Distomo
    Hosios Loukas is a historic walled monastery situated near the town of Distomo, in Boeotia, Greece. It is one of the most important monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art, and has been listed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, along with the monasteries of Nea Moni and Daphnion.
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