Brauron

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Brauron Description

(Local Name: Vrávron / Vráona) Brauron, on the east coast of Attica 5.5km/3.5mi northeast of Markópoulo, was of importance in ancient times for its sanctuary of Artemis.

Excavated by Papadimitriou between 1948 and 1963 and excellently restored, it is now a most impressive and interesting site.

The site of Brauron was occupied from Neolithic times. Remains of Middle Helladic buildings (2000-1600 B.C.) were found on the acropolis and there was evidence of dense settlement in the Late Helladic (Mycenaean) period (1600-1100 B.C.). After a period of abandonment the site was resettled in the ninth century B.C. Brauron's heyday was in the fifth and fourth centuries, but after 300 B.C. the land became

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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin

Brauron Highlights

Brauron Archaeological Museum

The Brauron Museum contains finds from the site:

Rooms 1-3: Material from the sanctuary of Artemis.

Room 5: Pottery found on the acropolis, of Early to Late Helladic date (third millennium to

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Courtyard

The Brauron courtyard, surrounded on three sides by colonnades, was built between 430 and 420 B.C. The entrance is on the west side, where there is an ancient stone bridge. The Doric columns of the

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Early Byzantine Church

Some 500m/540yd inland at Brauron are the excavated remains of an early Byzantine church (sixth century), a three-aisled basilica with a narthex and exonarthex. The east end, separated from the

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St George / Iphigenia Cave

On the slopes of a hill, near a 12th century chapel of St George, is a small shrine, beyond which are the Cave of Iphigeneia (now roofless) and a "sacred house".

Temple of Artemis

To the north of the Cave of Iphigeneia are the rock-cut footings of the temple of Artemi which replaced an earlier building in the first half of the fifth century B.C. Beyond this is a stoa built

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Museum

The Museum at the Temple of Artemis contains finds from the site. Rooms one to three have material from the sanctuary of Artemis, Room five has pottery from the acropolis (Early to Late Helladic)

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Address

Archaeological Museum and Site of Brauron
19003 Markopoulo
Greece

Hours

April 1 to October 31

Open	Closed	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30
Closed		15:00	15:00	15:00	15:00	15:00	15:00

November 1 to March 31

Open	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30
Closed	15:00	15:00	15:00	15:00	15:00	15:00	15:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Greek National Day (March 25) Good Friday - Christian Easter - Christian Christmas - Christian (December 25) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)