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Dear friend,
I would like to inform you about the archaeological places that you can visit and they are near to our village Selianitika.


Ancient Olympia:
One of the most important sanctuaries of antiquity, dedicated to the father of the gods Olympian Zeus. Olympia is the birth-place of the Olympic Games and also where they were held.



How to go:
Through Patra (25min) you follow the National Road west to Amaliada (1 hour and a half hour) then southeast to Pyrgos (45min) and from there to the east is the Ancient Olympia.

 


Delphi:
The navel of the earth for the Ancient Greeks is a worldwide known place of Ancient Greek civilization and the most visited site in Greece after Acropolis of Athens.

How to go: Through the port of Aigio (6kms) take the ferry-boat which reaches the small port of Agios Nikolaos on the north side of Corinthian Gulf (45min). From there Delphi is approximately one hour far.

 

Epidavros: It is one of the most important and beautiful archaeological places around Greece . In a green plain, surrounded by friendly mountains, a place of world wide brilliancy and culture, the Ancient theatre at the side of the mountain Kinortiou, the miracle of Epidavros was built by the architect and sculptor Argous Poliklito the last. Every July music performances take place under the auspices of the ministry of development.


How to go:
Through Korinthos (1 hour and 10 min far) takes the road for Argos and Nafplio (another 1 hour and 30 min).

 

Kalavryta-Monastery of Agia Lavra: You can see the actual historical flag of the Greek Revolution of 1821.

Kalavryta-Monastery of Mega Spilaio: There you can see the picture holly mother, which is said to have been created by the hand Lukas the Evangelistic himself.


How to go: You take the National road (direction Korinthos ). After 20kms you will see a big road sign with the name Kalavryta-Platanos-Limnes Spileou. You turn right and after 35min you arrived to the city of Kalavryta .

 


Aigio:
Close to the city of Aigio is the monastery of Taxiarxon. In the monastery's museum you will see many important pieces of Byzantine art. Near the port of the city there is the famous church of Panagia Tripiti . There is an archaeological and popular history museum. You will also see a lot of neoclassical buildings, all creations of the well-known architect of the 19 th century Ernest Chiller.


How to go: Through old national road Aigio is 7kms far from Selianitika.

 

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