Calydon

#111 among destinations in Greece

City, Archaeological site

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Calydon was a Greek city in ancient Aetolia, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus, 7.5 Roman miles from the sea. Its name is most famous today for the Calydonian boar that had to be overcome by heroes of the Olympian age. ()

Local name: Καλυδώνα Coordinates: 38°22'30"N, 21°32'2"E

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Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian IslandsGreece

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

Nearby attractions include: Varasova, Evinochori.

3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Varasova
98 min walk • Varasova is a limestone mountain in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in western Greece. It was known as Chalcis in antiquity, and there was an ancient Aetolian town at its foot named Chalcis, Hypochalcis or Chalceia.
1.1 miS
Village
Evinochori
28 min walk • Evinochori is a village and a community in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Evinochori is in the municipality of Missolonghi, located 10 km east of Missolonghi town centre.