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Explore Psilá Alónia
The district Psilá Alónia of Xylókastro in Nomós Korinthías (Peloponnese) is located in Greece about 61 mi west of Athens, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kiato, Zevgolatio, Nemea, Corinth and Distomo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 58% |
Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
20°C (67 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Arion Hotel
Fadira
Apollon Hotel
Daphne's Club Hotel Apartments
Lido Hotel
Emilia Luxury Apartments
Videos from this area
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Ανάσταση στην Αρχαία Σικυώνα (Βασιλικό)
Ανάσταση στην Αρχαία Σικυώνα (Βασιλικό) Κορινθίας ~Απρίλιος 2014~
Η πλατεία ήταν γεμάτη...
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SIKYON COAST HOTEL & RESORT, Xylokastro, Greece
Sikelianos Villa, Hotel and Resort at its best. Go stay there....you gonna love it!!!!!!!!! OFFICIAL website: http://sikyoncoast.com.
Δείτε ότι υπάρχει στη πόλη του Ξυλοκάστρου (μέρος 1ο) www.odigos-xylokastro.gr
Ο 1ος πανοραμικός οδηγός διαθέτει τους πιο πρόσφατους και ενημερωμένους χάρτες. Από χώρους πάρκινκ στη...
Destino cafe - bar live saxophone 25-3-2015 Ξυλόκαστρο
Destino cafe - bar live saxophone 25-3-2015 Ξυλόκαστρο NIKKOLOGIC feat MISS SAXOVAYA.
XYLOKASTRO: Bόλτα στην παραλιακή οδό Ξυλοκάστρου
Βόλτα το απόβραδο στην παραλιακή οδό Ξυλοκάστρου./ Evening ride in Xylokastro boulevard.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Sicyon
Sikyon was an ancient Greek city situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia. The king-list given by Pausanias comprises twenty-four kings, beginning with the autochthonous Aegialeus. The penultimate king of the list, Agamemnon, compels the submission of Sicyon to Mycenae; after him comes the Dorian usurper Phalces.
Gulf of Corinth
The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf (Κορινθιακός Kόλπος, Korinthiakόs Kόlpos, in Greek) is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping route of the Corinth Canal, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the outer Gulf of Patras at Cape Drepano, where the narrowest point is crossed by the Rio-Antirio bridge.
Greek National Road 8
Greek National Road 8 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 8, abbreviated as EO8) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Attica, Peloponnese and West Greece regions. It connects Athens with the cities of Corinth and Patras. Since the 1960s it has been replaced for most of its length with the National Road 8A, a limited-access toll road that bypasses most towns, as the major route to the Peloponnese. The National Road 8A is gradually being upgraded to a motorway, the Olympia Odos (A8).
Pyrgos, Corinthia
Pyrgos (Πύργος in Greek) is a mountain village located in Corinthia, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Xylokastro-Evrostina.
Manna, Greece
Manna is a village in Corinthia, southern Greece. It is a community of the municipal unit Xylokastro. It resides at the mountain foot of Ziria at an elevation of 850m. The name originates from a spring in the village. Before that the village was named Markasi which is a Turkish word that means Marias eyebrow because of the mountain line above the village which looks like an eyebrow.
Thalero
Thalero is one of the oldest villages in Corinthia, Greece. It is located 2 kilometers from the Gulf of Corinth, close to the city of Xylokastro. Its original name was Tholero cause of the water but changed through years to Thalero a name has its origins in ancient Greek word “thalos” which means blooming. The village has many flowers so that’s how it took his modern name. Poet Angelos Sikelianos spent his vacations there and wrote a poem has the name of the village.
Geliniatika
Geliniatika is a village belonging to the municipality of Xylokastro, in the region of Corinth, Greece. The next major settlement is Sykia, approximately 4 km to the north. The local economy is mainly based on traditional smallholding. At the entrance of the village is the church of St Nicholas which was built around 1960, where originally stood the smaller church of St Nicholas which was built in 1870.
Fonissa
Fonissa is a stream in western Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is approximately 20 km long and flows into the Gulf of Corinth. The source of the river is in the hills near the village Rethi. It flows towards the southeast though a narrow gorge, and empties into the Gulf of Corinth between the villages Kato Loutro and Kamari, 6 km northwest of Xylokastro.
Diminio, Corinthia
Diminio is a village in the municipality Sikyona, Corinthia, Greece. It is situated near the coast of the Gulf of Corinth.
Kiato station
Kiato (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κιάτου, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Kiatou) is a railway station in Kiato in the northern Peloponnese, Greece. The station is located a kilometre west of the town, near the Greek National Road 8A. It opened on July 9, 2007 as the western terminus of the line from Athens Airport.
Pellene
This article is about the city in Achaea, which should not be confused with Pellene in Lacedaemon or Pallene. Pellene was the easternmost ancient Greek city-state in Achaea. The ruins are southwest of Xylokastro. The city sided with Sparta throughout the Peloponnesian War. It was a member of the Achaean League until that League was dissolved by Alexander the Great. In the fourth century it was ruled for some time by a tyrant.
Panariti, Corinthia
Panariti is a village in the municipality of Xylokastro, in the north of the Corinth region, Greece. According to the 2001 census, the village had 472 residents. At the turn of the 20th century, the village was renowned for its Black Corinth grapes, which are dried into Zante currants. The currants from Panariti were introduced to California in 1901 by botanist David Fairchild, and are still grown in California, Arizona and Nevada.