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Paralion Astros in the region of Peloponnese with its 827 residents is a city in Greece - some 65 mi or ( 105 km ) South-West of Athens , the country's capital .
Current time in Paralion Astros is now 01:50 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tolo, Lacedaemon, Patras, Nafplion, and Corinth. While being here, make sure to check out Tolo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Paralion Astros ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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long sand beach at Astros - Arkadia - Greece - Grecia ..
At the beach in Paralio Astros, Greece [HD video]
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Drive from Paralio Astros to Argos, Greece [HD video]
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Windy day at the castle of Paralio Astros, Greece [HD video]
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Interesting facts about this location
Kiveri
Kiveri is a small village in the municipal unit of Lerna, Argolis, Greece. It is situated on the bay of Argos across from the tourist center of Nafplio. It has a population of approximately 2,500. According to legend it was founded in 1600 BC by some of the first Dorian invaders of the Peloponnese. Scholarly research finds that the village has been continuously occupied since antiquity.
Located at 37.52 22.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tolo, Greece
Tolo is a village in Greece on the Peloponnese peninsula. It is part of the municipal unit Asini, in Argolis.
Located at 37.52 22.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Lerna
In classical Greece, Lerna was a region of springs and a former lake near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos. Its site near the village Mili at the Argolic Gulf is most famous as the lair of the Lernaean Hydra, the chthonic many-headed water snake, a creature of great antiquity when Heracles killed it, as the second of his labors. The strong Karstic springs remained; the lake, diminished to a silt lagoon by the 19th century, has vanished.
Located at 37.55 22.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Palamidi
Palamidi is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on the crest of a 216-metre high hill, the fortress was built by the Venetians during their second occupation of the area (1686–1715). The fortress was a very large and ambitious project, but was finished within a relatively short period from 1711 until 1714. It is a typical baroque fortress based on the plans of the engineers Giaxich and Lasalle.
Located at 37.56 22.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Acronauplia
The Acronauplia (Modern Greek: Ακροναυπλία, Akronafplia, Turkish: Iç Kale, "Inner Castle") is the oldest part of the city of Nafplion in Greece. Until the thirteenth century, it was a town on its own. The arrival of the Venetians and the Franks transformed it into part of the town fortifications.
Located at 37.57 22.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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