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2 unusual facts about Vale of Tempe


Vale of Tempe

On the right bank of the Pineios sat a temple to Apollo, near which the laurels used to crown the victorious in the Pythian Games were gathered.

In the thirteenth century AD a church dedicated to Aghia (Saint) Paraskevi was erected in the valley.


Tempe, New South Wales

It was named after the 'Vale of Tempe', a beautiful valley in ancient Greek legend set at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece.


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