Listed 100 (total found 148) sub titles with search on: Local governments for wider area of: "ACHAIA Prefecture GREECE" .
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Village) KALENTZI
Tel: +30 26940 31495
Fax: +30 26940 31495
LEONTIO (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 41230
Fax: +30 26940 42573
AGIA MARINA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 51340
AGIOS KONSTANTINOS (Village) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26910 71934
AGIOS NIKOLAOS (Village) METOCHI
Tel: +30 26930 99424
AGIOS VASSILIOS (Village) ACHAIA
Tel: +30 2610 992642
AGIOVLASSITIKA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 22197
AKRATA (Small town) ACHAIA
The beautiful town of Akrata, built on the coastline and offering
azure blue seawater views, wonderful beaches, and modern tourist services, will
deeply affect those who desire to combine relaxation and adventure during their
holidays.
Akrata, as well as the picturesque beaches of the surrounding villages
of Trapeza, Platanos,
and Egira attract a large
number of vacationers during the summer months.
The remains of Ancient
Egira, the famous ancient theatre, as well as traces of the ancient
city of Aeges, which was destroyed around 281 B.C.
The post-Byzantine Monastery
of Agia Triada is built in the suburbs of Akrata, a lovely and hospitable
place. About 20 kms. away from the town the visitor meets Seliana,
where traces of ancient Felloi
mentioned by Pausanias in "Ahaika" have been discovered. The post-Byzantine
Monastery of Agioi
Apostoloi and the State Game Sanctuary belong to Perithori,
about 4 kms. southern of Seliana.
Rahova, close
to Perithori, is the place
where the "Greek School", one of the first ones established in Greece
after liberation from the Turks, operated from 1829 to 1837. This is the place
where many historical personalities of the 1821 Revolution, as well as distinguished
clergymen, such as the Patriarchs of Jerusalem Dositheos and Chrysanthos, were
acclaimed.
The mountainous areas southern of Akrata are of particular tourist
interest, as they offer o delightful view over the Limni tou Tsivlou
and the other scenic and historically important Kloukinokhoria (villages), such
as Agridi, Messorouggi,
Peristera, Solos,
Zarouchla etc. These villages
scattered in dense fir forests, keep the folk tradition vivid and alive.
The Byzantine church of Panagia stands in Zarouchla,
whereas on the slopes of Khelmos
the visitor finds the popular Spring of Golfo taken from Sryros Perisiadis’
play under the same name. Peresiadis’ mansion still stands in Messorouggi
where the church of Agios Georgios with the wooden hand carved temple is located.
Argyriadis’ tower in Agia
Varvara and the house of chieftain Theocharopoulos compose two of the most
significant historical points of reference to the mountainous cluster of villages
known as Kloukinohoria.
After a three-hour walk past Solos
village one reaches the mythically eternal Waters of the Styx, by which, in
Greek mythology, the Gods of Olympus
swore solemnly. Thetis is said to have bathed her son Achilles in the Waters of
the Styx and thereafter he became invulnerable. The visitor can walk from Styx
direct to Mega Spileo crossing
through the wonderfully steep slopes of Khelmos.
This text (extract) is cited March 2004 from the Prefecture
of Achaia tourist pamphlet (1999).
AMBELOKIPI (Village) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26960 34333
ANO ACHAIA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 61157
ANO DIAKOPTO (Village) DIAKOPTO
Tel: +30 26910 97249
ANO KASTRITSI (Village) RIO
Tel: +30 2610 936140
ANO VELITSES (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 92201
Fax: +30 26930 92201
ARACHOVITIKA (Village) RIO
Tel: +30 2610 931258
ARAVONITSA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26910 94575
CHALANDRITSA (Village) PATRA
CHALKIANIKA (Settlement) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26960 34000
CHRYSSOPIGI (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 91453
DIGELIOTIKA (Village) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26910 51321
DIMITROPOULO (Village) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26910 72043
DOUKANEIKA (Village) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26910 94588
EGHIO (Town) ACHAIA
Aegio is the second largest city of Achaia.
It is built amphitheatrically on the western coast of the Bay
of Corinth. It is a commercial and industrial place and it has been referred
to as one of the most significant exporting ports of raisins and citrus ever since
1340 A.D.
Aegio, the capital of the province of Aegialia,
has known long periods of flourishing becoming the starting point of historical
events of definitive importance. Going back to prehistoric times it is referred
to as the capital of the Achaean Confederation. It is assumed that the Achaeans
set off from there for their expedition to Troy.
The famous church of Panagia Trypiti is located on the waterfront,
whereas the Monastery of Taxiarckhes
is very close to Aegio. Historical and artistic treasures of immense importance
are kept in the Museum of the Monastery. Across the valley on the right bank of
the River Selinous is built
the Convent of Pepelenitsa,
erected in the 15th century.
Beautiful neoclassical buildings impress a distinguished view of the
city on the visitor. Some of these are rare works of art constructed to the design
of Ernst Ziller (the Holy Metropolis of Aegio, the Palaia Agora etc.). In Psila
Alonia, the central square of Aegio, a tourist will not only enjoy a panoramic
view over the azure blue water of the Bay
of Corinth and the shoreline of Sterea
Ellas across the other side, but one will experience the vigorous pace of
a live city that does not forget its tradition. Ancient
Helike was founded eastern of Aegio. It was an important religious and cultural
centre in antiquity, sunk in the Bay
of Corinth in 373 B.C.
Fteri (set in
an altitude of 1150 m. against the backdrop of the unique beauty of a popular
fir forest), Loggos, Selianitika,
Lambiri, and other coastal
villages with exceptional beaches and cosmopolitan atmosphere, are all located
within a short distance from Aegio.
The famous cogwheel train starting from Diakopto,
east of Aegio, terminates in Kalavryta
following the spectacular canyon of the River
Vouraikos.
At this point continues E4, the European Trail of Long Distances,
one of the most important walking courses in Europe, which can be covered any
time throughout the year, thanks to the mild climate of the area.
This text (extract) is cited March 2004 from the Prefecture
of Achaia tourist pamphlet (1999).
ERYMANTHIA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 31280
KAGADI (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 99100
Fax: +30 26930 99100
KALANISTRA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 91247
KALAVRYTA (Small town) ACHAIA
Kalavryta, the capital of the province
of Kalavryta, is a town that actually belongs to all Greeks, despite the fact
that geographically it belongs to Achaia.
It is the city-symbol of freedom.
The Greek Revolution against Turkish domination started in Kalavryta
in 1821. The Banner of the 1821 Revolution is kept at the historical Monastery
of Agia Lavra. The Holy Monastery
of Mega Spileo, the most amazing shrine of the Eastern Orthodox Church in
Peloponnesus, lies not far
from Kalavryta. The Monastery, built 924 m. above the sea level in 326 A.D. has
been destroyed four times. Nonetheless, the Holy Icon of Theotokos, which according
to the tradition is ascribed to Luke the Evangelist, has always been saved.
During World War II Kalavryta became a target of the German occupation
forces. In 1943 all the male population of the town was executed by the Germans
who in turn burnt all the houses and churches. A huge cross stands as a memorial
of the massacre of Kalavryta on a hill above the tormented town.
In our days Kalavryta is a picturesque town that serves as a starting
point in touring the surrounding areas. The cogwheel train coming from Diakopto
terminates at this point.
At Kalavryta Ski
Centre winter sports fan are offered one of the best ski runs in Greece,
whereas the wonderful Spileo
ton Limnon, a rare work of nature, is only situated 17 kms away from the town.
This is the only cave in the world where ponds are layered on three separate levels.
The visitor of the Kalavryta Metropolitan area is given the opportunity
to admire historical and archeological sites as Ancient
Loussi, Pausania’s vine-branch, the ancient
town of Klitoras, the Castle of Oria, the Chelonospilia, as well as places
of extraordinary natural beauty as the springs of the rivers Ladonas
and Aroanios.
All around Kalavryta, scattered on the slopes of Chelmos
and Erymanthos, there are
75 villages, most of them built in forests of pine and plane trees.
Dafni and Klitoria
are two of the most picturesque small towns of Achaia
with cultural and commercial activities but even natural beauties.
The whole province
of Kalavryta - from Tripotama
to Livardzi and up to the
town of Kalavryta - with its abruptly changing landscape, its idyllic spots, the
characteristic architectural style, and the developing tourist structure constitutes
an area that will attract even the most demanding of the visitors.
This text (extract) is cited March 2004 from the Prefecture
of Achaia tourist pamphlet (1999).
KATARAKTIS (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 91512
KATO ACHAIA (Small town) PATRA
Western Achaia is one of the most beautiful parts of the Greek land.
The visitor will be stunned by the sudden scenery changes, the exquisite sandy
beaches, as well as the popular resorts on the slopes of Erymanthos
and Panahaikos.
Kato Achaia is the most important commercial and intellectual centre
of the area. According to historians, in antiquity this must have been the territory
of the city of Dyme, a member
of the Achaean Confederation. Its residents had participated in all national contests
and they had developed a remarkable civilization while keeping the name of Achaia,
which, according to Homer, was the first name of Greece.
Araxos airport,
which is the only place in Achaia
where an airplane can land on is not far from Kato Achaia. Metohi
with a wonderful Museum of Natural History is also nearby.
The golden beach of Kalogria,
an endless sandy beach with sky blue water and an exotic atmosphere, together
with the pine forest of Strofylia, composes and idyllic landscape famous all round
Europe.
Pappas pond and the wetland of Prokopou consist a rare ecosystem of
unique beauty and great scientific interest. It is here where Teichos Dymaeon,
as well as many archaeological ruins, lie.
Along the coastal strip starting southwest of Patras
and extending down to the western border of the Prefecture we meet on the waterfront
many scenic villages with significant tourist services. Such villages are Vrahnaika,
Kato Alissos, Niforeika,
Lakopetra, Alikes,
a fishermen’s village and a Commune of the Municipality
of Kato Achaia is not far form there either.
In the interior of Western Achaia, in the area of Chalandritsa,
the excavations of 1928 brought into light burial grounds of the Mycenaean era.
Similar remains were discovered in the Community of Portes
in 1995.
Katarrachtis,
Demesticha, and Leontio
(where the ruins of an ancient
city and a theatre of the 4th B.C. century are exposed) are three of the most
picturesque villages in the area, and so is Michas,
which is set 1,100 m. above sea level. The whole are is situated right on the
site of ancient Tritaea,
offers very good tourist services, as well as an amazing view. The surrounding
area of Fares is equally remarkable
for its traditional communes and the obvious traces back to the time of Frankish
rule. In Skiada the ancient
Tower of a Byzantine general, Doxapatri, has escaped destruction, whereas further
south lie the scanty ruins of the castle of Paleologos. Sandameri
is the favourite area of parachutists who organize games of perpendicular and
vertical free-falling.
Last but not least, the monasterial cluster of Movri
foothills (Agios Nikolaos Spata,
Batha, Maritsa, and Filokali), which attract a large number of visitors, also
belong to Western Achaia.
This text (extract) is cited March 2004 from the Prefecture
of Achaia tourist pamphlet (1999).
KATO ALISSOS (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 71677
KATO KASTRITSI (Village) RIO
Tel: +30 2610 993608
KATO MAZARAKI (Settlement) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 61200
KATO POTAMIA (Settlement) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26960 61525
KRITHARAKIA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 71477
LAKKA (Village) SYMBOLITIA
LAKOPETRA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 51950
Fax: +30 26930 51950
LIMNOCHORI (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 51147
MATARAGA (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 99420
Fax: +30 26930 99420
MINTILOGLI (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 2610 522430
MYROVRYSSI (Village) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26910 94167
NEO KOMBIGADI (Village) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 91306
NERANTZIES (Village) EGIALIA
Tel: +30 26910 72939
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