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List Of Settlements In Arcadia
This is a list of settlements in Arcadia, Greece. * Aetorrachi * Agia Sofia * Agia Varvara * Agiorgitika * Agios Andreas * Agios Georgios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Petros * Agios Vasileios, Leonidio * Agios Vasileios, Tripoli * Agriakona * Agridi * Akovos * Alea * Alepochori * Alonistaina * Ampelaki * Anavryto * Anemodouri * Ano Doliana * Ano Karyes * Anthochori * Arachamites * Arachova * Artemisio * Asea * Astros * Athinaio * Atsicholos * Charadros * Chirades * Chora * Choremis * Chotoussa * Chranoi * Chrysochori * Chrysovitsi * Dafni * Dara * Dimitra * Dimitsana * Dorizas * Doxa * Drakovouni * Dyrrachio * Elaiochori * Elati * Elatos * Elliniko * Ellinitsa * Episkopi * Evandro * Falaisia * Garea * Gefyra * Giannaioi * Graikos * Isaris * Isoma Karyon * Kakouraiika * Kalliani * Kaltezes * Kamara * Kamari * Kamenitsa * Kandalos * Kandila * Kapsas * Tou Karatoula * Karatoulas * Kardaras * Kardaritsi * Karytaina * Kastani ...
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Arcadia (regional Unit)
Arcadia ( el, Αρκαδία, ''Arkadía'' ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological figure Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebrated as an unspoiled, harmonious wilderness. Geography Arcadia is a rural, mountainous regional unit comprising about 18% of the land area of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is the peninsula's largest regional unit. According to the 2011 census, it has about 86,000 inhabitants; its capital, Tripoli, has about 30,000 residents in the city proper, and about 47,500 total in the greater metropolitan area. Arcadia consists partly of farmland, and to a larger extent grassland and degenerated shrubland. It also has three mountain ranges, with forestation mainly at altitudes above 1000 meters: Mainalo, a winter ski resort, situat ...
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Athinaio
Athinaio ( el, Αθήναιο; before 1928 , ) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Valtetsi, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside, north of the river Alfeios. iN 2011 Athinaio had a population of 82 for the village and 95 for the community, which includes the village Marmaria. Athinaio is 2 km southwest of Asea, 10 km east of Megalopoli and 16 km southwest of Tripoli. The Moreas Motorway (Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata Kalamáta ( el, Καλαμάτα ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia reg ...) passes south of the village. Population Notable people * Kostas Triantafyllopoulos, actor See also * List of settlements in Arcadia External links Athinaio on the GTP Travel Pages References {{Valtetsi Valtetsi Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese ...
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Astros, Greece
Astros (Greek: Άστρος ) is a town near the Argolic Gulf in the northeast Peloponnese in eastern Arcadia. It is the seat of North Kynouria municipality (Greek: Βόρεια Κυνουρία) and is accessible by the road connecting Corinth and Argos to the south. Its port, Paralio Astros lies 4 km to the northeast of the inland town. History The name of the town, built during the Greek War of Independence, is supposed to be taken from the ancient settlement ''Astron'', mentioned in Ptolemy's ''Geography''. William Smith, ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'', p 727 Astros was the site of the Second National Assembly of the Hellenes during the Greek War of Independence, under the presidency of Petros Mavromichalis. This assembly produced the first constitution of Modern Greece. The town The town has an elementary school, a high school, two lyceums, a number of churches including one which is situated on a hilltop, banks and a post office. There is a health clinic ...
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Asea, Greece
Asea ( el, Ασέα; before 1927: Κανδρέβα ''Kandreva'') is a village and a community in Arcadia, Greece, in the Peloponnese peninsula. Asea is situated on a hillside at about 800 m elevation. It is 2 km northeast of Athinaio, 11 km east of Megalopoli and 14 km southwest of Tripoli. Asea was the seat of the municipality of Valtetsi. The community Asea consists of the villages Asea (population 85 in 2011) and Kato Asea (pop. 47) which is the more affluent and cosmopolitan of the two villages. Although Asea has only about 200 permanent inhabitants, its natural environment and archeological sites attract weekend and summer visitors. However, an infestation of arachnids in 2015 has decreased tourism in recent years. Considered the finest location in Europe for astronomy, Asea regularly hosts various international stargazing events. History Ancient Asea occupied a hilltop site and is believed to have been settled by the late Early Helladic period. Evidence s ...
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Anthochori, Arcadia
Anthochori ( el, Ανθοχώρι meaning "flower village", before 1927: Καρούμπαλι - ''Karoumpali'') was a settlement in Arcadia, Greece. Anthochori was demolished from 2006 to 2008 in order to provide the Megalopoli Power Plant with lignite (brown coal). Geography Anthochori was located about 3 km south of the town of Megalopoli, in the valley of the Alfeios river. Prior to the large scale exploitation of lignite in open-pit mines, the area consisted mostly of farmlands. Neighboring villages were Vrysoules to the east, Gefyra to the southeast and Tripotamo to the southwest. The Greek National Road 7 (Kalamata - Megalopoli - Tripoli) ran east of Anthochori. Anthochori had a station on the short branch railway line from Lefktro, on the Tripoli-Kalamata railway line, to Megalopoli. History According to the ''History of Leontarion Province'' by Theodoros Katrivanos the village occupied the area that was the Karum Ali Estate (Καρούμ Αλή τσιφλί ...
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Ano Doliana
Ano Doliana (Ano meaning "upper", el, Άνω Δολιανά, ) or simply Doliana, is a stone-built mountainous village in the municipality of North Kynouria, in eastern Arcadia, Greece. As of 2011 it had 90 inhabitants. It is a protected traditional settlement. It used to be the main residence of the settlers, but nowadays only a handful of them stay throughout the year, as most use it as their summer residence and instead overwinter in Kato Doliana because of the milder climate. In recent years it has emerged as a relatively popular tourist destination, with a significant number of visitors, especially during the autumn and winter season weekends. Location The settlement is located on the southern outskirts of the plain of Tripoli. It extends at an altitude of 950 to 1.050 meters, built amphitheatrically on the northern slopes of mount Parnon, filled with fir, chestnut, platanus and cherry trees, surrounded by creeks and small waterfalls. The village is spread in two neighbo ...
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Anemodouri
Anemodouri (Greek: Ανεμοδούρι) is a village in the municipal unit Falaisia, southwestern Arcadia, Greece. It is located on the northwestern slopes of mount Tsemperou. It is 3 km northwest of Anavryto, 3 km southeast of Rapsommatis, 4 km west of Paparis and 9 km southeast of Megalopoli. Population See also *List of settlements in Arcadia This is a list of settlements in Arcadia, Greece. * Aetorrachi * Agia Sofia * Agia Varvara * Agiorgitika * Agios Andreas * Agios Georgios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Petros * Agios Vasileios, Leonidio * Agios Vasileio ... References External linksAnemodouri(in Greek)GTP - Anemodouri {{Falaisia Falaisia Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese ...
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