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Vakhos Destination Guide

Discover Vakhos in Greece

Vakhos in the region of Peloponnese is a place located in Greece - some 114 mi or ( 183 km ) South-West of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Vakhos

Local time in Vakhos is now 11:34 AM (Thursday) . 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: Gytheio, Vardhounia, Vamvaka, Tseratsia, and Stavros. When in this area, you might want to check out Gytheio . 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 Vakhos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Diving on an ancient Greek shipwreck (~ 100 BC)

6:50 min by panpanou
Views: 15225 Rating: 4.79

... an ancient (~ 100 BC) Greek shipwreck at the southwest coast of Peloponnese, Greece. It was a merchant ship full of urns, which by now have turned to a solid mass, taking up an area of ~150 sq m. ..

Alepotrypa

2:18 min by 5telios
Views: 4173 Rating: 3.00

The cave of Alepotrypa is very famous in neolithic circles for having caved in after thousands of years of use, trapping the last inhabitants inside. We had the opportunity to visit at the weekend of ..


An afternoon in Areopolis

3:03 min by 5telios
Views: 3624 Rating: 5.00

Slightly dull and uninspiringly edited scenes shot in Areopolis during the weekend 6-7 October. ..

Diros Cave - 3D (cross eye - single camera)

10:00 min by Manolis Spanakis
Views: 2871 Rating: 4.20

The cave of Diros, part of an underground river, is located approximately 12 miles south of Areopolis, Lakonia, Greece. It is said to be the most beautiful lake cave in the world. The visit is along 1 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Drosopigi, Laconia

Drosopigi is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Gytheio. Drosopigi is built on a mountain around 400 metres above sea level. Drosopigi has Maniot pyrgoi (towers). During World War II the Germans who were based at Gytheio bombarded the town with cannon fire. Now Drosopigi has a population of only 50 people. In the summer people who moved from Drosopigi to Athens come for vacation, but off-season Drosopigi is a deserted place.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.67 22.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula, Populated places in Laconia

Kelefa

Kelefa is a castle and village in Mani, Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Oitylo.

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Located at 36.70 22.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Castles in Greece, Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula, Populated places in Laconia

Parasyros

Parasyros is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece. Paraasyros is part of the community of Skoutari within the municipal unit of Gytheio. Parasyros is located SE of Areopoli, N of Gerolimenas and S of Gythio. Parasyros is situated in a dry-grass and a mountainous setting, farmlands are in valley areas and are rarely founded.

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Located at 36.67 22.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula, Populated places in Laconia

Limeni

Limeni is a village on the Mani Peninsula, Greece. Limeni is situated on Limeni Bay which is a mile or two north of Areopoli, the capital of the Deep Mani. It is part of the community of Aeropoli within the municipal unit of Oitylo.

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Located at 36.68 22.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula, Populated places in Laconia

Battle of Vromopigada

The Battle of Vromopigada was fought between the Ottoman Turks and the Maniots of Mani in 1770. The location of the battle was in a plain between the two towns of Skoutari and Parasyros. The battle ended in a Greek victory.

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Located at 36.67 22.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1770 in Greece, 18th century in the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving Mani, Battles involving the Ottoman Empire, Conflicts in 1770, Mani Peninsula