Makyneia
Makyneia ( el, Μακύνεια) is a seaside village and a community in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. According to the 2011 census, the village had 377 inhabitants, and the community, which also includes the villages Agrapidokampos, Agios Polykarpos and Riza, 563 inhabitants. Makyneia is situated on the northeast coast of the Gulf of Patras, 4.5 km west of Antirrio. The Greek National Road 5 (Patras-Antirrio-Agrinio-Ioannina), which has recently been bypassed by the Motorway 5 (also the E55), passes through the village. History Settlement at Makyneia, under various names, including the ancient town of Macynia, dates back to the ancient times, may be as early as the Homeric age. It was a town of western Locris and later Aetolia Aetolia ( el, Αἰτωλία, Aἰtōlía) is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern regional units of Greece, regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania. Geography ...
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Agrapidokampos
Agrapidokampos ( el, Αγραπιδόκαμπος) is a settlement forming part of the community of Makyneia in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 7 inhabitants. The village is located 5 km north of Makyneia, 8 km northwest of Antirrio and 10 km west of Nafpaktos. History The name of the village literally means the "field of wild pears". Ancient ruins have been preserved on the ridge between Agrapidokampos and Velvina, Aetolia-Acarnania, Velvina, in the area named Elliniko.Prasino+Ble (Green+Blue) - Periodic edition for the environment
, Embros Newspaper, July–August 2009 Agrapidokampos was a village of the earlier municipality of Nafpaktos until 1912, when it became part of the community of Riza (Makyneia). In 1989, Agrapidokampos became par ...
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