{"id":12128,"date":"2020-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.timothysfamily.gr\/?p=12128"},"modified":"2021-03-19T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:05:32","slug":"monastery-of-daphni-archaeological-site-of-eleusis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/en\/monastery-of-daphni-archaeological-site-of-eleusis\/","title":{"rendered":"Monastery of Daphni &#8211; Archaeological Site of Eleusis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Monastery of Daphni &#8211; Archaeological Site of Eleusis<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1448541114355{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ed8e1a !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #f9f9f9;\">Half Day Tour<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1448545713211{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #00a0de !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #f9f9f9;\">UNESCO Sites:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"hr-thin\"><\/div>\n<p> <ul class=\"standard-arrow list-divider\"> <li><p>Monastery of Daphni<\/p>\n<\/li> <\/ul>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12130&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]We will first visit the <strong>Daphni Monastery<\/strong> (UNESCO World Heritage Site), which is an 11<sup>th<\/sup>-century <strong>Byzantine Monastery<\/strong> 11\u00a0km north-west of central Athens in the suburb of <strong>Chaidari<\/strong>, south of Athinon Avenue. It is situated near the homonymous forest, on the Sacred Way that led to <strong>Eleusis<\/strong>. The Daphni Monastery was founded about the turn of the 6<sup>th<\/sup> century, Christianizing the site of the<strong> Sanctuary of Apollo Daphnaios<\/strong> that had been desecrated by the Goths in 395, and reusing the Ionic columns of the ancient temple of Apollo in its portico; only one remains, the others having been removed to London by Thomas Bruce, 7<sup>th<\/sup> Earl of Elgin. Then, we will visit the settlement of Eleusis, which was founded in 2000 BC, on the slopes of the hill and during the <strong>Mycenaean<\/strong> period it developed into a large fortified settlement, mostly due to its strategic position. During this period it was introduced the cult of Demeter, as the worship of a deity connected to nature and the growing of cereals. The continuity of Demeter&#8217;s cult is attested until Roman times, by the erection of successive temples on the east side of the hill. In the 8<sup>th<\/sup> century BC the sanctuary acquired a Panhellenic character, and in the time of Solon, the <strong>Eleusinian Mysteries<\/strong> were established as one of the most important Athenian festivals. During the tyranny of Peisistratus the sanctuary and the settlement were enclosed with a massive fortification wall reinforced with towers. Splendid buildings were erected during the Classical and Roman periods, but with the spread of Christianity and especially after the invasion of the Ostrogoths, the sanctuary was abandoned.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_facebook type=&#8221;standard&#8221;]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"hr-thin style-dotted\" style=\"width: 100%;border-top-width: 1px;\"><\/div><div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Other Tours \/ Cruises<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"dt-shortcode with-isotope\"><div class=\"full-width-wrap\"><div class=\"wf-container dt-blog-shortcode loading-effect-none iso-container description-under-image content-align-left\" data-padding=\"5px\" data-cur-page=\"1\" data-posts-per-page=\"-1\" data-width=\"220px\" data-columns=\"3\">\n<div class=\"wf-cell iso-item\" data-post-id=\"12124\" data-date=\"\" data-name=\"Marathon\">\n\t<article class=\"post post-12124 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-half-day-tours category-tours-cruises category-46 category-42 media-wide description-off\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-media wf-td\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/en\/marathon\/\" class=\"alignnone rollover layzr-bg\" ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20330%20247&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/marathon-tomb-330x247.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/marathon-tomb-330x247.jpg 330w, https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/marathon-tomb-660x494.jpg 660w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 330 \/ 247\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" alt=\"\" title=\"marathon-tomb\" width=\"330\" height=\"247\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-content wf-td\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/en\/marathon\/\" title=\"Marathon\" rel=\"bookmark\">Marathon<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wf-cell iso-item\" data-post-id=\"12120\" data-date=\"\" data-name=\"Cape Sounion - Lavrio\">\n\t<article class=\"post post-12120 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-half-day-tours category-tours-cruises category-46 category-42 media-wide description-off\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-media wf-td\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/en\/cape-sounion-lavrio\/\" class=\"alignnone rollover layzr-bg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me iso-lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20330%20247&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cape_sounio-330x247.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cape_sounio-330x247.jpg 330w, https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cape_sounio-660x494.jpg 660w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 330 \/ 247\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" alt=\"\" title=\"cape_sounio\" width=\"330\" height=\"247\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-content wf-td\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timothysfamily.com\/en\/cape-sounion-lavrio\/\" title=\"Cape Sounion &#8211; 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