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Panagopoula ( el, Παναγοπούλα) is a coastal region in north Peloponnese between the villages of Psathopyrgos and Lampiri. It is a narrow strip of land between the foothills of mount
Panagopoula tunnel and Aigio-Psathopyrgos new railway line project, information from the Official website of ERGOSE
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File:Beach bar restaurant at Panagopoula.jpg, Coastal beach-bar restaurant in the region of Panagopoula
File:Chapel of Zoodochos Pigi panagopoula.jpg, The small orthodox church of
Panagopoula ( el, Παναγοπούλα) is a coastal region in north Peloponnese between the villages of Psathopyrgos and Lampiri. It is a narrow strip of land between the foothills of mount Panachaiko
The Panachaiko ( el, Παναχαϊκό, "Panachaean"), also known as Vodias (Βοδιάς) mainly at the Middle Ages, is a mountain range in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. It spans about 20 km in length from north to south, and 15–20 k ...
and the Gulf of Corinth. The land is the last remaining intact part of a large pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts ...
tree forest which once was covering all of the mountainous areas above the coast, but it was severely destroyed by multiple forest fires in the previous 20–30 years. Though abandoned by the local authorities it still remains a popular destination for locals and tourists and in the dozen of small pebble beaches, visitors can find some beach bars, restaurants, and camping sites.
Panagopoula landslide zone
The area of Panagopoula is prone to slope instability and in the past, there have been serious landslides that created problems to the road network. The most serious incident took place in 1971 when for 12 days there was no road and rail connection between Patras and Aigio and for that reason, ferry-boats were used to bypass the landslide zone.Panagopoula tunnels
The name Panagopoula became more widely known after the completion of the construction of a 4 km road tunnel (Panagopoula Tunnel
The Panagopoula Tunnel ( el, Σήραγγα Παναγοπούλας) is a tunnel on the Corinth- Patras section of the Olympia Odos motorway. The name comes from the namesake area of Panagopoula. It consists of two separate sections, one which ...
) in the area, which is currently the third longest road tunnel in Greece. In the same area, another equally long railway tunnel (4.5 km) is under construction as part of the new railway line Athens-Corinth-Patras./ref>
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Life-giving Spring
The Mother of God of the Life-giving Spring or Life-giving Font (Greek: ''Ζωοδόχος Πηγή,'' ''Zoodochos Pigi'', Russian: ''Живоносный Источник'') is an epithet of the Holy Theotokos that originated with her revelation ...
(Zoodochos Pigi) in Panagopoula.
File:Panagopoula solitary beach.jpg, Small beach in the region of Panagopoula.
File:Panagopoula old railway track.jpg, Abandoned railway line in Panagopoula. It used to be part of the now-closed metric railway line Athens-Corinth-Patras. A new railway tunnel is under construction.
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