Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Municipal Unit of Mykines, Greece

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.1 km
Ascend 62 m
Descend 83 m

Explore Municipal Unit of Mykines in Greece with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Municipal Unit of Mykines

Sight 1: Mycenae

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Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about 120 kilometres south-west of Athens; 11 kilometres north of Argos; and 48 kilometres south of Corinth. The site is 19 kilometres inland from the Saronic Gulf and built upon a hill rising 900 feet above sea level.

Wikipedia: Mycenae (EN), Whc Website

316 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Lion Gate

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Lion Gate is the popular modern name for the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae in southern Greece. It was erected during the thirteenth century BC, around 1250 BC, in the northwestern side of the acropolis. In modern times, it was named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses in a heraldic pose that stands above the entrance.

Wikipedia: Lion Gate (EN)

32 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Ταφικός κύκλος Α΄

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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. This burial complex was initially constructed outside the walls of Mycenae and ultimately enclosed in the acropolis when the fortification was extended during the 13th century BC. Grave Circle A and Grave Circle B, the latter found outside the walls of Mycenae, represents one of the significant characteristics of the early phase of the Mycenaean civilization.

Wikipedia: Grave Circle A, Mycenae (EN)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Ταφικός κύκλος B΄

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Grave Circle B in Mycenae is a 17th–16th century BCE royal cemetery situated outside the late Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. This burial complex was constructed outside the fortification walls of Mycenae and together with Grave Circle A represent one of the major characteristics of the early phase of the Mycenaean civilization.

Wikipedia: Grave Circle B, Mycenae (EN)

544 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Treasury of Atreus

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The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is a large tholos or beehive tomb constructed between 1300 and 1250 BCE in Mycenae, Greece.

Wikipedia: Treasury of Atreus (EN)

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