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Hellenic Motor Museum
Private collection of over 300 cars from 1895 to modern supercars in central Athens.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Central Greece, Greece · Europe
Néa Lámpsakos sits on the route: 5 minutes from Chalkída, 50km from Hellenic Motor Museum.
Néa Lámpsakos is a town located in Central Greece, Greece. With a population of 2,196, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Néa Lámpsakos sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Néa Lámpsakos to your route.
Aulis (Ancient Greek: Αὐλίς) was a Greek port town, located in ancient Boeotia in central Greece, at the Euripus Strait, opposite of the island of Euboea, at modern Mikro Vathy/Ag. Nikolaos. Livy states that Aulis was 3 miles (4.8 km) from Chalcis.
Aulis never developed into a fully independent polis, but belongedRead more
to ancient Thebes (378 BC) and Tanagra respectively.
According to Homer's epic The Iliad, the Greek fleet gathered in Aulis to set off for Troy. However, the departure for the Trojan War was prevented by Artemis, who stopped the wind to punish Agamemnon, who had killed a deer in a sacred grove and boasted he was the better hunter than she. The fleet was only able to sail off after Agamemnon had sacrificed his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Strabo says that the harbour of Aulis could only hold fifty ships, and that therefore the Greek fleet must have assembled in the large port in the neighbourhood (Ancient Greek: Βαθὺς λιμὴν, romanized: Bathỳs limḗn, lit. 'deep sea'). Aulis appears to have stood upon a rocky height, since it is called by Homer "rocky Aulis" (Ancient Greek: Αὐλὶς πετρήεσσα, romanized: Aulìs petrḗessa), and by Strabo a "stone village" (Ancient Greek: πετρῶδες χωρίον, romanized: petrôdes chōríon).
In 396 BCE, the Spartan king Agesilaus II, imitating Agamemnon, chose Aulis as the departure point for sailing to Asia with his army. On the eve of sailing Thebans intervened and drove Agesilaus out of Boeotia. This event has been seen as the origin of Agesilaus' personal hatred towards Thebes, which greatly influenced the relationship between Sparta and Thebes over the next 25 years until the decisive Battle of Leuctra.
In the time of Pausanias, Aulis had only a few inhabitants, who were potters. Its temple of Artemis, which Agamemnon is said to have founded, was still standing when Pausanias visited the place.
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Néa Lámpsakos is located in Central Greece, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 38.4373 latitude, 23.6282 longitude.
Néa Lámpsakos has a population of approximately 2,196 people, making it a town in Greece.
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museum
Private collection of over 300 cars from 1895 to modern supercars in central Athens.
50 km · about 60 min drive
restaurant
A signless basement taverna below a warehouse on Sokratous Street by Athens's central market, serving since 1887. No menu, just chickpea soup, fried fish and retsina from barrels, at shared tables through two little doors.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Ancient hilltop citadel containing the remains of several historically significant buildings of classical Greece.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
The picturesque oldest neighborhood of Athens nestled at the foot of the Acropolis, with neoclassical buildings and winding pedestrian streets.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A vibrant Athenian square at the base of the Acropolis known for its flea market, street food, and eclectic blend of ancient and modern.
52 km · about 60 min drive
museum
A stunning modern museum at the foot of the Acropolis showcasing the surviving treasures of ancient Athens.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Magnificent 5th-century BC temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, the pinnacle of ancient Greek architecture.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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