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Kastania Cave
Kastania Cave at Vatika region, prefecture of Lakonia. About 11 kilometers from Neapoli Voion Neapoli Voion or Neapolis Voion ( el, Νεάπολη Βοιών) also named Vatika ( el, Βάτικα) is a small town in Laconia regional unit, southern Greece. It is built near the south end of Malea peninsula, close to the Cape Maleas. It is 33 .... Further info aofficial tourist municipality pagean Show caves in Greece {{Peloponnese-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voies
Voies ( el, Βοιές , feminine plural) is a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 215.527 km2. It is on the southern tip of Cape Malea. It is a predominantly agricultural region with a few minor villages and one dominant town. ''Vatika'' is the common term for the area, but ''Voies'' is used in a more official context, particularly for postal situations. ''Voion'', the genitive, is used for description: for example, to differentiate the village of Agios Nikolaos in Voies from other villages and towns of the same name, one would use ''Agios Nikolaos Voion''. Neapoli is the administrative capital of the municipality, and is also the urban center to the numerous villages that surround the hinterland. In the Kato Kastania village of Voies is found the large and colorful Kastania Cave. Geography There is a single mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakonia
Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word ''laconic''—to speak in a blunt, concise way—is derived from the name of this region, a reference to the ancient Spartans who were renowned for their verbal austerity and blunt, often pithy remarks. Geography Laconia is bordered by Messenia to the west and Arcadia to the north and is surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea to the east and by the Laconian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It encompasses Cape Malea and Cape Tainaron and a large part of the Mani Peninsula. The Mani Peninsula is in the west region of Laconia. The islands of Kythira and Antikythera lie to the south, but they administratively belong to the Attica regional unit of islands. The island, Elafonisos, situated between the Laconian mainland and Kythira, is part of Laconia. The Eurotas is the longes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neapoli Voion
Neapoli Voion or Neapolis Voion ( el, Νεάπολη Βοιών) also named Vatika ( el, Βάτικα) is a small town in Laconia regional unit, southern Greece. It is built near the south end of Malea peninsula, close to the Cape Maleas. It is 335 km southeast of Athens and 115 km south of Sparta. Its port is the gateway for the island of south Peloponnese such as Kythera, Antikythera and Elafonisos. Neapoli is the part of Monemvasia municipality and Voies municipal unit. Its population is 3090 residents according to 2011 census. History Neapoli is built on the same site as the ancient Laconian city of Boeae, built in the 10th or 9th century BCE by the Heracleid Boeus. The city later became part of the city-state of Sparta. During the early Roman era the city belonged to the Koinon of Free Laconians and flourished. The city later declined and was completely destroyed in 375 AD by an earthquake. In the Middle Ages, the name was corrupted to Vatika, which is still used f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastania Cave
Kastania Cave at Vatika region, prefecture of Lakonia. About 11 kilometers from Neapoli Voion Neapoli Voion or Neapolis Voion ( el, Νεάπολη Βοιών) also named Vatika ( el, Βάτικα) is a small town in Laconia regional unit, southern Greece. It is built near the south end of Malea peninsula, close to the Cape Maleas. It is 33 .... Further info aofficial tourist municipality pagean Show caves in Greece {{Peloponnese-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
