15 Suggestions: Getting to Know Kalavryta and Its Villages

One of the most historic regions of our country, mainly in terms of its modern history, but also as a place rich in tradition and natural beauty. The Municipality of Kalavryta, the administrative continuity of the Kalavryta Province, is one of the largest municipalities in Greece in terms of number of villages. It is comprised of 130 beautiful villages, mostly in the mountains, that once buzzed with life. Unfortunately, several of them are almost deserted today, leaving Kalavryta one of the most sparsely populated municipalities in Achaea.

In the pages of EG, we have tried to bring you as many images and experiences of this land as we could, recording more than 1,400 points of interest. Let this, then, help us start to get to know these places as visitors in order to reinvigorate them, even temporarily, with the life the few residents left in them need so much.

We organized some of our experiences under fifteen main recommendations for areas and points of interest with various themes, and we summarize them below. Of course, the list is not exhaustive; within EG, you will find information about each place, even the smallest.

1. Town of Kalavryta - Place of Sacrifice
2. Monasteries of the Great Cave and Saint Laura
3. Visit to the Castle of Kalavryta - Castle of Oria
4. Exploration of Chelmos: Ski Center - Aristarchos - Neraidorachi - Psili Korfi - Mavrolimni - Waters of the Styx
5. Visit to the Beautiful Sopoto - Climb to the Top of Tartaris
6. Visit to the Cave of the Lakes - Ancient Lousoi - Sinkholes
7. Visit to the Aroanios Springs - Forest Trails on the Southern Slopes of Chelmos
8. Visit to the Monastery of Makellaria and Lapanagoi
9. Visit to the Holy Shrine of Plataniotissa - Excursions from Plataniotissa
10. Chelmos-Vouraikos National Park - Funicular Railway - Kato Zachlorou
11. Visit to the Deserted Villages of Kalavryta
12. Walk in the Chestnut Forest of Kertezi
13. Tripotama - Natural Park of Erymanthos - Ancient Psofida
14. Visit to the Archaeological Sites of Ancient Paos, Ancient Leontio and Ancient Kleitoras
15. Memorials of the Struggle for National Independence