Daphni Monastery
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Address | Haidari 124 61, Greece |
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Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Fri |
Architectural styles | Byzantine architecture |
Phone | +30 21 0581 1558 |
Function | Monastery |
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ID | 1316096 |
About Daphni Monastery
Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue. It is situated near the forest of the same name, on the Sacred Way that led to Eleusis. The forest covers about 18 km², and surrounds a laurel grove.
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