Nemea, Nemea

Name: Nemea
Address: Nemea, Greece
Telephone: +30 2741 032630

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Village, Top attraction, Ruins, Archaeological site

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Nemea is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in ancient Argolis, it is today situated in the regional unit of Corinthia. The small village of Archaia Nemea is immediately southwest of the archaeological site, while the new town of Nemea lies to the west. ()

Local name: Αρχαία Νεμέα Κορινθίας Coordinates: 37°48'32"N, 22°42'39"E

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Nemea – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lion Gate, Fortifications of Mycenae, Grave Circle A, Grave stelai from Grave Circle A.

5.9 miSE
Ancient Greek architecture, Historical place, Forts and castles
Lion Gate, Mycenae
152 min walk • The Lion Gate stands as an iconic entrance to the ancient citadel of Mycenae in Greece, a testament to the grandeur of Mycenaean civilization. Dating back to the 13th century BCE, it is one of the most significant and well-preserved monuments of Bronze Age Greece.
5.9 miSE
Museum, Ancient Greek architecture
Fortifications of Mycenae, Mycenae
150 min walk • Mycenae is a city in the Argolid, in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It was first excavated by Heinrich and Sophia Schliemann in the 1870s and is believed to have flourished in the Mid- to Late Bronze Age.
6 miSE
Ancient Greek architecture, Tomb
Grave Circle A, Mycenae
153 min walk • Grave Circle A is a 16th-century BC royal cemetery situated to the south of the Lion Gate, the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae in southern Greece.
5.9 miSE
Tomb, Ancient Greek architecture
Grave stelai from Grave Circle A, Mycenae
152 min walk • There were a number of grave stelai or stelae found among the six shaft graves at Grave Circle A in the site of Mycenae. These stelai mark the burial sites of the Mycenaean dead, much like modern headstones.
~450 ftS
Museum, archaeological site, and history
Archaeological Museum of Nemea, Nemea
3 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Nemea is a museum in Nemea, Corinthia, Greece. It was constructed by the University of California and given to the Greek State in 1984. The museum is located at the entrance to the Archaeological site of Nemea.
2.8 miW
Archaeological site, Ancient Greek architecture
Heroon at Nemea, Nemea
73 min walk • The Heroon at Nemea is a part of the larger Panhellenic sanctuary of Zeus in the North-West Argolid. A small feature of the sanctuary as a whole, the heroon is a large mound of earth situated on the west side of the Nemea river.
5.9 miSE
Ancient Greek architecture, Tomb
Tomb of Clytemnestra, Mycenae
151 min walk • The Tomb of Clytemnestra was a Mycenaean tholos type tomb built in c. 1250 BC. A number of architectural features such as the semi-column were largely adopted by later classical monuments of the first millennium BC, both in the Greek and Latin world.
5.9 miSE
Ancient Greek architecture, Tomb
Grave Circle B, Mycenae
151 min walk • Grave Circle B in Mycenae is a 17th–16th century BC royal cemetery situated outside the late Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece.