🏛️ Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos

Greece · Europe · Cultural · 37.67°N, 26.89°E

The Heraion of Samos was a large sanctuary to the goddess Hera, on the island of Samos, Greece, 6 km southwest of the ancient city of Samos. It was located in the low, marshy basin of the Imbrasos river, near where it enters the sea. The late Archaic temple in the sanctuary was the first of the gigantic free-standing Ionic temples, but its predecessors at this site reached back to the Geometric Period of the 8th century BC, or earlier, and there is evidence of cult activities on the site from c. 1700 BC onwards. The ruins of the temple, along with the nearby archeological site of Pythagoreion, were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1992, as a testimony to their exceptional architecture and to the mercantile and naval power of Samos during the Archaic Period.

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Quick facts

Country	Greece
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	37.67°N, 26.89°E · view on map

Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos is a cultural World Heritage site in Greece, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Greece

Acropolis, Athens · Archaeological Site of Delphi · Meteora · Site of Olympia · Delos · Old Town of Corfu · Medieval City of Rhodes · Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus · Monastery of Mystras · Archaeological Site of Vergina (Aigai) · Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos · Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki · Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae · Monastery of Daphni · Archaeological Site of Philippi · Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae · Mount Athos · Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika · Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) · Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns · The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos · Zagori Cultural Landscape · Minoan Palatial Centres · The wider area of Mount Olympus.

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