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Explore Rivion in Greece
Rivion in the region of West Greece with its 208 inhabitants is a town in Greece - some 146 mi or ( 235 km ) West of Athens , the country's capital city .
Current time in Rivion is now 01:26 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zakynthos, Tsitzouraiika, Taverna, Stratos, and Sardinia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zakynthos . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rivion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Amfiloxia
short videoclip of the central coastal part of Amfilohia, a small town at western central Greeece facing the Ionian sea. Yet it is quite picturesque with few interesting and unspoiled parts within few ..
ΠΛΑΖ ΑΜΦΙΛΟΧΙΑΣ
amfilochia-ilove.blogspot.com ..
zante navajo - spiaggia del relitto
la famosa spiaggia del relitto nota anche come navajo ship wreck ..
παραλία ΑΜΦΙΛΟΧΙΑΣ
amfilochia-ilove.blogspot.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Acarnania
Acarnania is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. Today it forms the western part of the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania. The capital and principal city in ancient times was Stratos. The north side of Acarnania of the Corinthian Gulf was considered part of the region of Epirus.
Located at 38.75 21.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Ozeros
Lake Ozeros (Greek: Οζερός, Λίμνη Οζερού) is a lake located west of Agrinio. The lake is formed from the waters of the Acheloos river, flowing from the northwest. The lake has a surface of ca. 10 km and an average depth of 8-10 m, but this varies greatly with the season. The GR-5/E55 runs to the northeastern side.
Located at 38.66 21.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Stratos (lake)
Lake Stratos (Greek: Λίμνη Στράτου,Limni Strátou) is an artificial lake in Greece. It is located near Stratos near a pond in which the GR-5/E55 (Antirrio - Arta - Ioannina) viaduct is nearly located. The lake's has a minimum of 60,000,000 m³ of water and the maximum is 70,200,000 m³. The lake is home to the Hellenic Water Ski Federation and today functions as the National Waterskiing Center (Centre). The Acheloos River is dammed by the Stratos Hydroelectric Dam to form this lake.
Located at 38.69 21.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Stratos Hydroelectric Dam
The Stratos Hydroelectric Dam (Greek: Υδροηλεκτρικό Φράγμα Στράτου, Ydroilektriko Φragma Stratou) is a dam that dams up the Acheloos River just east of Stratos and north of the GR-5/E55 (Antirrio - Amfilochia - Ioannina).
Located at 38.68 21.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Kastraki (lake)
Lake Kastraki (Greek: Λίμνη Καστρακίου Limni Kastrakiou) is an artificial lake in Greece. It is located east of Kastraki and Bampalio in Aetolia-Acarnania. It dams up the Acheloos. The area is about 28 km² and has about 1,000,000,000 m³ of water. The dam of this lake is 95 m tall with the length of 530 m and the base width of 380 m and has a hydroelectric dam of 320 MW operated by DEI.
Located at 38.80 21.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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