Detourmap
Places worth the detour in West Greece Region
Detourmap lists 66 places in West Greece Region, Greece, across 2 kinds of detour. Best known: Olympia, Greece. 52 rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Places
- 66
- Oldest
- Thermos 1499 BC
- Little known
- 52 of 66
- Share of Greece
- 7%
West Greece Region 66
All 66, best known first.
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1.Olympia, Greece
Archaeological · Iconic
Town on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games
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4.Temple of Zeus in Olympia
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Notable
Ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the Greek god Zeus, built in the second quarter of the 5th century BC in the Doric order
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10.Philippeion
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Notable
Circular monument at Ancient Olympia, Greece
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11.Stadium at Olympia
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient Olympic venue in Olympia, Greece
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17.Thermos
Archaeological · 15th century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient Greek sanctuary, the capital of the Aetolian League
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19.Palaestra at Olympia
Archaeological · 3rd century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient edifice in Olympia, Greece
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20.Leonidaion
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient building in Olympian Zeus sanctuary, Ancient Olympia, Greece
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29.Bouleuterion of Ancient Olympia
Archaeological · 6th century BC · Hidden gem
A building inside the archaeological site of Olympia.
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35.Nymphaeon of Olympia
Archaeological · 2nd century · Hidden gem
Ruins in Ancient Olympia Municipality, Greece
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37.Treasuries at Olympia
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ruined building complex in ancient Olympia, Greece
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39.Mycenaean cemetery of Voudeni
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site near Patras, Greece
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41.Treasury of the Sicyonians
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Hidden gem
Treasury in Ancient Olympia, Greece
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43.Echo Stoa
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
The Echo colonnade was the eastern boundary of the Sacred Altis (precinct) of Olympia
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44.Kotychi and Strofylia Wetlands National Park
Nature · 21st century · Hidden gem
National park in Greece
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48.Theocoleon
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Hidden gem
Building in ancient Olympia, Greece, home of the priests of Olympia
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49.Workshop of Phidias
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient building in Zeus sanctuary at Olympia
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53.Megarian Treasury at Olympia
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Small ruined temple that once held dedications
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57.Garden of the Heroes
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Memorial park and battle site in Missolonghi, Greece
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60.Artemis Hemerasia temple
Archaeological · 3rd century BC · Hidden gem
Doric temple ruins near Lousiko, Achaia
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62.Treasury of Metapontion (Olympia)
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Treasury in Ancient Olympia, Greece
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63.Roman stadium of Patras
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Municipality of Patras, Greece
Elsewhere in Greece
Questions about this page
What is the best known place worth the detour in West Greece Region?
Olympia, Greece. Town on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games. It leads because more Wikipedia language editions cover it than any other place here.
How many places worth the detour are there in West Greece Region?
66: 45 archaeological & historic sites and 21 nature & landscapes. 52 of them are little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages.
What is the oldest place on this map in West Greece Region?
Thermos, dated to 1499 BC. 18 of the 66 places here carry a founding date at all.
What counts as West Greece Region here?
Wikidata's own administrative boundary: a place is in West Greece Region if its located in the administrative territorial entity chain leads there. West Greece Region is a first-level division of Greece, the same level as a state or a province.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.