Vafión
in Nomós Lakonías of Peloponnese, Greece
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Sparti Airport (5 mi) - Kalamata Airport (24 mi)
- Porto Cheli Airport (42 mi)
- Kithira Airport (60 mi)
- Andravida Airport (89 mi)
- Athen Helenikon Airport (92 mi)
- Araxos Airport (96 mi)
- Dionysios Solomos Airport (100 mi)
- Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (103 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Mystras (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Olympia (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Acropolis, Athens (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Delphi (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.023 and 22.461 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 1' 21" and E 22° 27' 40"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Modern Greek, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:19 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:08 am and 5:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -21.953 and -157.925 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tamarua - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Vafión
Vafión in Nomós Lakonías (Peloponnese) is a town in Greece about 95 mi (or 154 km) south-west of Athens, the country's capital city.
Current time in Vafión is now 06:19 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports near Vafión, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Greece is Sparti Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Greece is Archaeological Site of Mystras in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sparti, Kardamyli, Skala, Gytheion and Kalamata. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 46% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Taleton Sparti Country House
Ilaeira Mountain Resort
Lakonia Hotel
Byzantion
Dioscouri
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Vaphio
Vaphio is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some five miles south of Sparta. It is famous for its tholos or "bee-hive" tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos Tsountas. This consists of a walled approach, about 97 feet long, leading to a vaulted chamber some 33 feet in diameter, in the floor of which the actual grave was cut. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vafión.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Barbalí, Vafión, Βαφειό
