The Peloponnese Region (Greek: Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου, romanized: Periféria Peloponnísou, [periˈferia pelopoˈnisu]) is a region in southern Greece. It...
6 KB (360 words) - 04:58, 21 April 2024
regions: most belongs to the Peloponnese region, with smaller parts belonging to the West Greece and Attica regions. The Peloponnese is a peninsula located...
62 KB (6,722 words) - 14:57, 14 August 2024
Katharevousa: Ἄργος [árɡos]) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the...
62 KB (6,773 words) - 13:19, 9 August 2024
sank around 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Pylos, Messenia, in the Peloponnese, in an area around 13,000 to 17,000 feet (4,000 to 5,200 m) deep, which...
60 KB (5,845 words) - 15:14, 10 August 2024
Arcadia (Greek: Ἀρκαδία, romanized: Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek...
12 KB (1,127 words) - 10:12, 8 August 2024
Arcadia (regional unit) (redirect from Arcadia (region, Greece))
It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the...
26 KB (2,672 words) - 20:46, 26 July 2024
Sparta, Laconia (redirect from Sparta, Peloponnese)
(Greek: Σπάρτη, Spárti [ˈsparti]) is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley...
16 KB (1,203 words) - 16:38, 13 August 2024
Mani Peninsula (category Landforms of Peloponnese (region))
Maina or Maïna (Greek: Μαΐνη), is a geographical and cultural region in the Peloponnese of Southern Greece and home to the Maniots (Greek: Mανιάτες,...
13 KB (1,729 words) - 08:13, 4 August 2024
Isthmus of Corinth (category Landforms of Peloponnese (region))
(Greek: Ισθμός της Κορίνθου) is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth...
7 KB (633 words) - 06:41, 15 August 2024
Voidokilia beach (category Tourist attractions in Peloponnese (region))
from the original on 2012-07-12. Bostock, Andrew (2010), Greece: The Peloponnese, Bradt Travel Guides, p. 158, ISBN 978-1-84162-307-8 Ministry of Culture...
7 KB (804 words) - 21:25, 24 March 2024
Taygetus (redirect from Profitis Ilias (Peloponnese))
Taÿgetus (Greek: Ταΰγετος, romanized: Taygetos) is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount...
14 KB (1,544 words) - 21:32, 27 November 2023
The Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian (Greek: Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Πελοποννήσου, Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου...
8 KB (504 words) - 19:46, 16 April 2024
Pavlopetri (category Mycenaean sites in the Peloponnese (region))
Παυλοπέτρι) is found in Vatika Bay, off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece. It is about 5,000 years old, making it the oldest submerged...
15 KB (1,848 words) - 05:14, 26 July 2024
Olympia, Greece (category Archaeological sites in the Peloponnese (region))
Αρχαία Ολυμπία lit. 'Ancient Olympia'), is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the...
46 KB (4,886 words) - 15:07, 7 August 2024
level of integrated Schools in the capitals of the Prefectures of the Peloponnese Region, Tripoli, Kalamata, Sparta, Nafplio and Corinth as well as in Patras...
15 KB (1,299 words) - 02:19, 19 July 2024
Laconia (redirect from Laconia (ancient region))
[lakoˈni.a]) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is...
19 KB (1,439 words) - 08:43, 13 July 2024
Palamidi (category Tourist attractions in Peloponnese (region))
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 (709 ft) high...
4 KB (403 words) - 17:00, 14 August 2024
Tripoli, Greece (category Municipalities of Peloponnese (region))
Trípolis) is a city in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the Peloponnese region as well as of the regional unit of Arcadia...
23 KB (2,029 words) - 13:32, 10 July 2024
Argolis (category Regional units of Peloponnese (region))
regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tripoint area...
7 KB (497 words) - 12:23, 6 May 2024
Epidaurus (category Municipalities of Peloponnese (region))
the Roman Period". In Rizakēs, A. D.; Lepenioti, Cl. E. (eds.). Roman Peloponnese III: Society, Economy and Culture under the Roman Empire: Continuity...
12 KB (1,179 words) - 16:15, 6 July 2024
Ancient Corinth (category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Peloponnese (region))
on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and...
50 KB (6,074 words) - 05:07, 7 July 2024
the ancient city of Corinth, it is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government...
21 KB (1,865 words) - 10:14, 7 July 2024
Elafonisos (category Municipalities of Peloponnese (region))
Elafonisos (Greek: Ελαφόνησος) is a small Greek island between the Peloponnese and Kythira. It lies off the coast of Cape Malea and Vatika. The area of...
4 KB (411 words) - 18:59, 21 June 2024
Messenia (category Regional units of Peloponnese (region))
regional unit (perifereiaki enotita) in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1...
12 KB (1,128 words) - 03:40, 14 July 2024
Mavroneri (category Rivers of Peloponnese (region))
37°59′02″N 22°12′18″E / 37.984°N 22.205°E / 37.984; 22.205 Mavronéri (Greek: “Black Water”) is a river identified with the River Styx of Greek mythology...
1 KB (151 words) - 11:46, 15 January 2024
Nafplio (category Municipalities of Peloponnese (region))
(Greek: Ναύπλιο, romanized: Náfplio) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important...
35 KB (3,184 words) - 06:51, 27 July 2024
Mainalo (category Mountains of Peloponnese (region))
Latin: Maenalus) is the tallest mountain in the Menalon highlands of the Peloponnese, and is located in Arcadia, Greece. In antiquity, the mountain was especially...
13 KB (1,124 words) - 20:02, 31 August 2023
Acrocorinth (category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Peloponnese (region))
commanded the Isthmus of Corinth, repelling foes from entry by land into the Peloponnese peninsula. The Acrocorinth was continuously occupied from archaic times...
5 KB (484 words) - 19:01, 16 November 2023
Corinth Canal (category Buildings and structures in Peloponnese (region))
Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, making the peninsula an island. The canal was...
24 KB (2,654 words) - 06:37, 15 August 2024
Bourtzi Castle (category Tourist attractions in Peloponnese (region))
The water castle of Bourtzi (Greek: Μπούρτζι, from Ottoman Turkish برج - burc meaning "tower"; formerly Καστέλι, Kasteli) is a Venetian castle located...
6 KB (400 words) - 06:24, 8 May 2024