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Figaleia (Prefecture of Ilia)

Telephone: +302626022275, +30 26240 22.529( Γραφεία Εφορείας Αρχαιοτήτων)

Visit the archaeological site web site
 
 
Tickets
Full: €6, Reduced: €3
For the period April 1st - Oktober 31st, individual ticket can be purchased for the price of 6 euros (reduced ticket € 3). The ticket is valid for one day.
Special ticket package: Full: €6, Reduced: €3
During the period November 1st - March 31st, the price of the single ticket is reduced by 50% for all visitors and cost 3 euros.
Free admission days
 6 March (in memory of Melina Mercouri)
18 April (International Monuments Day)
18 May (International Museums Day)
The last weekend of September annually (European Heritage Days)
28 October
Reduced admission for:
 For information about free and reduced admission to Greek State Archaeological Sites, Monuments and Museums please press here
 
  Open

Winter:
Daily: 08.00-20.00

For safety reasons the Temple of Apollo Epikourios will remain closed to the public when extreme weather conditions are forecast in the area (wind speeds exceeding 6 Beaufort and wind gusts reaching 70 km/h.)
Please contact the ticket office to confirm the operation of the site on the phone +302626022275.

Last Admission: 20' before closing time
Holidays
 1 January
25 March
1 May
Easter Sunday
25 December
26 December
 
  Access
Pets are not allowed inside the archaeological site. Guide and assistance dogs accompanying individuals with disabilities are welcome.

The site can only be reached by road from Andritsaina, where a road of about 12 km leads to the temple. Another access is from Nea Figalia, and from E.O. Pyrgos-Kalamata, via Dorio. Access is only by private cars and tourist buses. There is no public transport.
 
  Suggestive Bibliography
Κουρουνιώτης Κ., "Ανασκαφαί εν Κωτίλω", ΑΕ (1903), 151-188
Καββαδίας Π., "Ανασκαφαί περί τον εν Φιγαλεία ναόν του Επικουρίου Απόλλωνος", ΠΑΕ (1902) 23-27, (1903) 25, (1904) 16-21, (1905) 21-22, (1906) 54-55, (1907) 66, (1908) 65, (1910) 33, (1911) 29 κ. ε.
Κουρουνιώτης Κ., "Το εν Βάσσαις αρχαιότερον ιερόν του Απόλλωνος", ΑΕ (1910), 271-332
Ρωμαίος Κ., "Εκ του αρχαιοτέρου ναού της Φιγάλειας", ΑΕ (1933), 1-25
Γιαλούρης Ν., "Δοκιμαστική ανασκαφή εις τον Ναόν του Επικουρίου Απόλλωνος Βασσών", ΠΑΕ (1959), 155-159
Cockerell C., The Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius at Aegina and Apollo Epicurius at Bassai near Phigalia in Arcadia, London 1860
Cooper F.A., The Temple of Apollo at Bassai: A Preliminary Study, New York 1978
Παπαχατζής Ν., Παυσανίου Ελλάδος περιήγησις: Αχαϊκά και Αρκαδικά, Αθήνα 1980, 361-371
Cooper F.A., Kelly N.J., The Temple of Apollo Bassitas: The Architecture 1996
Ο ναός του Επικουρίου Απόλλωνα, Περιήγηση στο χώρο και στο χρόνο, Αθήνα 2000
Αραπογιάννη Ξ., Ο ναός του Επικουρίου Απόλλωνος Βασσών, Αθήνα 2002
 
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See also
Other museums and archaeological sites in the same prefecture
Acropolis at Platiana
Agia Triada
Alipheira
Archaeological Museum of Elis
Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Archaeological Museum of Pirgos
Archaeological Site of Epitalio
Chlemoutsi Castle
Coastal Roman Baths of Skafidia
Elis