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About The Best Places to Visit in the Peloponnese, Greece

Peloponnese is a paradise for excursions and holidays in Greece wonderful all the year round .The name comes from the legendary hero of the peninsula Pelops. Nowadays the peninsula developed and has wonderful resorts and hotels, wonderful landscapes and a rich history.

 

The legendary islands from Peloponnese are ideal places to spend summer and winter vacations. Their variety can satisfy the desires of every tourist. Loutraki developed spa and luxury hotels, in Mani you can find castles and historic mansions, Arkadia and Monemvasia have special mountain chalets, Parnassus and Taygetos have many mountain villas.

 

Beaches in the Peloponnese are sandy or sandy with small patches of small pebbles. Families with children should pay attention to the northern coast regions Achaia and Corinth. There is a resort focused on a family vacation. On the south coast are deserted picturesque beaches. In the Corinthia tourists choose to stay at the beach of Loutraki or Xilokastro or on a pebble coast Sikya, for the purity of its waters.

 In Argolida remarkable is the sandy beach of Tolo, Plepi and Porto Heli, the same to choose pebbles for their transparency uncontaminated with sand water, worth of attention is also the Palais Epidavros, Ermioni or Arvantiyu.

According to the Peloponnese you can study the history of ancient Greece, one of the richest in the sights of the country. For example, Mycenae- the center of ancient civilization of the world where still are preserved the ruins of the palace of the legendary Lion's Gate. Or the very Sparta , the birthplace of 300 Spartans, the most powerful body and spirit of the inhabitants of ancient Greece.Olympia all know as ancestor of the Olympic Games. Today you can see the most ancient stadium, take the first athletes.

 

Also noteworthy is the city of Corinth , which gave the world Corinthian columns. Decorating today are not only ancient columns, but also modern mansions. In Epidaurus flock to pilgrimage came under the influence of Melpomene theater-goers: it is in Epidaurus is the oldest theater in the country, whose acoustics still affects the minds of architects and engineers - the ringing of the fallen coin in the center of the scene can be heard even at 60 m, in the back row.

 

Peloponnese is multidimensional and an amazing place to visit. Important archeological sites, ancient cities, fortresses where are held important festivals and cultural events located in a wonderful natural settings with mountains, rivers and beaches are an attraction for tourists worldwide.


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Corinth

Corinth is one of the most classic tourist destination of the Peloponnese .Beautiful pebble beaches, hidden in the shades of the eucalyptus trees, interesting archaeological monuments of ancient Corinth and Nemea around the capital, the idyllic Zirias lakes-Stimfaliya , Doxa, Dasiu, casinos, hotels bars near the sea guarantee a memorable vacation in Greece.   ...


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