Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Gerakas ~ Our morning departure for Monemvasia will stop for a coffee in Gerakas (Ierax) a small beautiful seaside village of Peloponnese, which is literally built in a fjord! It was the naval station of the Byzantines to fight the Saracens, and the anchorage of passing ships to avoid the tempests, since the port of Gerakas [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Monemvasia Monemvasia Epos Travel Tours It is more convenient to visit the village of Velies for a visit to the hospice of the hospitable family George Tsimidis. Here we will try the famous local Malvasia wine and other local varieties accompanied by local dishes. After the winetasting We depart for Monemvasia, the picturesque [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Fokianos bay and Kyparissi village ~ We continue to go south along the imposing volume of Mount Parnon through beautiful villages and beautiful beaches. These villages have been for many years hardly accessible by land, always having easier access from the sea. This has had an impact on the architecture of the settlements, which seems to [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Leonidion Destinations Peloponnese Leonidion Epos Travel Tours Continuing south the rocky narrow eastern coast of the Peloponnese, next to Myrtoo sea (Pelagos) and passing by small picturesque bays where we will stop for photographs or for a quick dip in the crystal clear waters, we will reach the heavenly beach of Tserfos for [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Astros About half an hour after Lerna we arrive at Astros and Paralio Astros with the endless beach. Here, the Second National Assembly (1823) was formed to vote for the revision of the first Greek Constitution of Epidaurus (1822). Paralio Astros is today a holiday resort. The Moustos wetland, the Loukas Monastery and Ancient Eva, where the [...]
Map The building was a two-storey establishment , built with rocks in the foundations, raw adobe in the superstructure and brought roof of tiles. Much of them were found and gave the building the conventional name "House of Keramon” (House of Ceramics). Although in the historical times Lerna is a minor place, Myth places here the bottomless lake of Alkionia and [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Areopolis - Limeni ~ Areopolis is a town on the Mani Peninsula. The word Areopoli means "city of Ares", the ancient Greek god of war. The Greek War of Independence was started at Areopoli on March 17, 1821 by Petros Pierrakos, also known as Petros Mavromichalis, the last bey of Mani. Now Areopolis has grown into a flourishing town. Its tower houses, constructed with field stones, are [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Kalavryta ~ On the way to Kalavrita, along the Aroaneia (Helmos) mountains, we will take a short stop at the sources of the Ladon River. In Chelmos on our right are the waters of Styx in a difficult accessible area that the program does not allow us to visit. In the afternoon we reach the town [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Prodromou monastery ~ Above the left bank of the river Lousios, at the base of a tall and wild rock and almost opposite the Philosophos Monastery, dominates the historic monastery of Timios Prodromos. It was built in the 16th century and is today one of the largest and most historic monasteries in the [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Mystras Mystras Peloponnese Epos Travel Tours Mystras or Mistras is a fortified settlement in the district of Laconia. Situated on the slopes of Mt. Taygetos, near ancient Sparta, it served as the capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Peloponnese (Moreas) from the 13th to 15th centuries, experiencing a period of prosperity and [...]
