Daphni Monastery

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title: Daphni Monastery
text: Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue (GR-8A). It is situated near the forest of the same name, on the Sacred Way that led to Eleusis. The forest covers about 18 km2 (7 sq mi), and surrounds a laurel grove. "Daphni" is the modern Greek name that means "laurel grove", derived from Daphneion (Lauretum). The Daphni Monastery, along with the famous monasteries of Hosios Loukas near D
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description: Medieval monastery in Athens
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date modified: 2023-11-12T22:06:48Z
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