Kato Rodini ( el, Κάτω Ροδινή) is a small coastal settlement in the municipal unit of
Rio
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* Rio de Janeiro
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in the northern part of
Achaea,
Greece
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. It is located 2 km north east of
Psathopyrgos and 18 km north east of
Patras. The
Greek National Road 8A
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(
Patras -
Aigio
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Corinth
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) pass south of the village. In 1996 the settlement was attached to the neighboring village of Psathopyrgos.
Presidential decree of 1993 for the merging of Kato Rodini and Psathopyrgos
/ref> The sea and the beach of Rodini is similar to all the beaches of north Peloponnese, 3-5 meters wide with peebles and clean, fresh waters.
Gallery
File:All_Saints_church_Kato_Rodini.jpg, The small Greek Orthodox Church of All Saints in Kato Rodini (2019)
File:Rodini beach summer 2020.jpg, View of Kato Rodini beach during summer (2020)
File:Kato-rodini-beach.jpg, The coastal road and the beach of Kato Rodini (2019)
See also
* Psathopyrgos
* List of settlements in Achaea
References
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Populated places in Achaea
Rio, Greece