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Discover Karea in Greece
Karea in the region of Peloponnese is a place located in Greece - some 103 mi or ( 166 km ) South-West of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Karea is now 09:10 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Xirokambion, Tripoli, Stoupa, Lacedaemon, and Rizana. When in this area, you might want to check out Xirokambion . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karea ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Kalamata - Sparti (part1)
Diadromi Kalamata- Sparti (Lagada) ..
Mt. Taygetos, Greece
POA (www.poa.gr) excursion on the Northern Peak (Spanakaki Peak, 2017m) of Mt. Tayegetos, starting at Anavryti, Peloponese, S.Greece ..
HUMAN FOSSIL FOOTPRINT OF VASTA ARCADIA,GREECE Βάστα Αρκαδίας
The wonder of the Ancient fossil Foot Print (Kolokotronis foot print). On the northwestern side of the village, there rests a big limestone with a perfect fossil foot print. The older villagers tell t ..
Mystras 2009
Unterwegs auf dem Kirchenberg von Mystras (Peloponnes, Griechenland) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Taygetus
Mount Taygetus, Taugetus, or Taygetos is a mountain range in the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey. In classical mythology, it was associated with the nymph Taygete. During Byzantine times and up until the 19th century, the mountain was also known as Pentadaktylos (Πενταδάκτυλος; Greek for five-fingered, a common name during that period).
Located at 36.95 22.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Vyros Gorge
The Vyros Gorge (Greek: Φαράγγι του Βυρού) is a deep river gorge situated in the 'Outer Mani' region of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. It runs from the foot of Profitis Ilias (the highest mountain of the Taygetus range) to Kardamyli.
Located at 36.93 22.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Brontochion Monastery
Brontochion Monastery (Greek: Βροντόχιον, Μονή Βροντοχίου) is a monastery in Mystras, Greece. The abbot Pachomius incorporated into it the small church of the Hodegetria, or "Aphentikon", as the monastery's catholicon. The church was reconstructed and completed around 1310, with some scholars giving 1308-1312 as the construction dates and others 1310-1322.
Located at 37.08 22.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Petrovouni, Messenia
Petrovouni is a small village on the escarpment above Kardamyli on the Mani Peninsula in Messenia on the southern Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is the home to the Karaveli Monastery and the Faneromeni Monastery of Mani.
Located at 36.89 22.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Kardamyli
Kardamyli (Greek: Καρδαμύλη, variously transliterated as Kardamyle, Cardamyle, Kardhamili, and Kardamili) is a town by the sea and thirty-five kilometers from Kalamata. It is the seat of the municipality of Lefktro in the region of Mani. In the Iliad (Book 9), Homer cites Kardamyli as one of the seven cities offered by Agamemnon to Achilles as a condition to rejoin the fight during the Trojan War. The village preserves its ancient name.
Located at 36.89 22.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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