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It is the perfect place to take a rest at the hot waters after an exhausting day and I heard that it is good also for the skin problems cause of the sulfur, if you can stand the smell then it is a paradise.Coming from the national road (both directions to Lamia or to Athens) there are signs than lead you there.The place is behind a gas station , there is a parking place and you have 2 options: 1) To use the organized space where you can find the pool - but I dont know the operation hrs and the fee and 2) to use the free place outside , beware of the rocks, there are two ropes to help you enter the water and a big waterfall where you can enjoy the massage on your back :) Towel and swimming suit are needed. The water temperature is about 40 degrees so you cant stay more than 20-30minutes.
Recommented during cold days and nights :)
Written Jan 13, 2011
Address: Thermopilai
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Thermopylae derives half of its name from its hot springs (+43C). This river is formed by the steaming water which smells like Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) smelling like rot egg (Thanks, Jean-Louis, for your correction!).
In the background, you can see buildings of the modern baths. In ancient times the springs created a swamp.
Updated Jan 17, 2009
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Simonides composed a well-known epigram, which was engraved as an epitaph on a commemorative stone placed on top of the burial mound of the Spartans at Thermopylae. It is also the hill on which the last of them died. The original stone has not been preserved. Instead the epitaph was engraved on a new stone erected in 1955.
The form of this ancient Greek poetry is an elegiac couplet. Some English translations are given in the table below.
Go tell the Spartans, thou who passest by,
That here, obedient to their laws, we lie. (William Lisle Bowles)
Go tell the Spartans, you who read:
We took their orders, and lie here dead.( Aubrey de Sélincourt).
Updated Jan 17, 2009
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There is a modern monument at the site, called the "Leonidas Monument", in honor of the Spartan king. It features a bronze statue of Leonidas. A sign, under the statue, reads simply: ("Come and get them!"). The metope below depicts battle scenes.
The two marble statues on the left and the right of the monument represent, respectively, the river Eurotas and Mount Taygetos, famous landmarks of Sparta.
Updated Jan 17, 2009
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There is a modern monument at the site, called the "Leonidas Monument", in honor of the Spartan king. It features a bronze statue of Leonidas. A sign, under the...
Q: I would like to know if you can get into the hot springs or do you have to go to a hotel or spa of sorts?
A: Are you asking about Pamukkale, Turkey or Wyoming, USA? In Pamukkale,the hot springs have been badly misused. The government has closed them to visitors to allow the...
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