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Discover Aroania in Greece
Aroania in the region of West Greece is a town located in Greece - some 93 mi or ( 149 km ) West of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Aroania is now 09:42 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vrostena, Voutsis, Velimakhion, Tropaia, and Lacedaemon. When in this area, you might want to check out Vrostena . We found 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 Aroania ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Driving on Kato Kleitoria - Kalavryta road (mountain road driving, Greece) - onboard camera
Driving on Kato Kleitoria - Kalavryta road with a Mitsubishi Lancer 1.5L Invite (sedan version) at afternoon. The journey starts just before the junction to Planitero and ends at the exit of Kalavryta ..
Driving to and through Tripoli (Greek National Roads 33 & 74 - highway driving) - onboard camera
Driving to Tripoli, Arcadia, Greece using Greek National Road 33 (GR-33, also known as Route 111) and Greek National Road 74 (GR-74) with a Mitsubishi Lancer 1.5L Invite sedan. The video starts at the ..
Drakovouni late 1970s
Επιτέλους βρήκα την ευκαιρία να μεταφέρω ένα παλιό οικογενειακό βίντεο από το 1978 το οποίο είναι τραβηγμένο στο Δρακοβούνι. Η αυθεντική ταινία ήταν Super 8 film, μετά μεταφέρθηκε σε Beta, VHS, DVD κι ..
Yellowstuff brake pads bedding in (with natural / original sound) - onboard camera
Last stage of bedding in EBC's Yellowstuff brake pads. For the pads EBC suggests gentle braking for the first 100 miles (~160 kilometers), then for the second 100 miles suggests increasing brake press ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Aroanios
The Aroanios is a river in the southern part of Achaea, Greece. It empties into the river Ladon.
Located at 37.83 22.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Ladon Lake
The Ladon Lake (Greek: Τεχνητή Λίμνη Λάδωνα Techniti Limni Ladona) or the Ladon Reservoir is an artificial lake in the upper part of the river Ladon, in the northwestern part of Arcadia, Greece. The 50 m high dam was built in 1955. At full level, its area is 4 km² and its maximum capacity is 46 10 m³. The capacity of the hydroelectricity plant is 70 MW. The reservoir is situated in a sparsely populated, mountainous area.
Located at 37.76 22.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Planitero
Planitero is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Lefkasi, Achaea, Greece. It is situated in the southwestern part of the Chelmos (Aroania) mountains. Its population is 354 people (2001 census). Its elevation is 700 m. Planiteri is 1.5 km north of Armpounas, 6 km northeast of Kleitoria and 12 km southeast of Kalavryta. The source of the river Aroanios is near Planitero.
Located at 37.94 22.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Agia Lavra
Agia Lavra is a monastery near Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. It was built in 961 AD, on Chelmos Mountain, at an altitude of 961 meters, and can be described as the symbolic birthplace of modern Greece. It stands as one of the oldest monasteries in the Peloponnese. It was built in 10th century but was burnt to the ground in 1585 by the Turks. It was rebuilt in 1600 while the frescoes by Anthimos were completed in 1645. It was burnt again in 1715 and in 1826 by the armies of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt.
Located at 38.01 22.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Astras
Astras is a small mountain village of Elis, West Greece, Greece and belongs according to recent local government reform, with the name Callicrates, since 1/1/2011 to the municipal unit of Lampeia, along with Lampeia and Oreini . Municipal unit of Lampeia belongs to the municipality of Ancient Olympia .
Located at 37.90 21.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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