A mountain village in a spectacular location in the center of the Peloponnese, which offers the possibility to make nice hikes and many other sport activities on the two rivers that meet at his feet. In summer it is also an opportunity to sleep in a cool place! 🙂
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Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi)
Four names for a castle: Clermont (the original French name), Chlemoutsi (as the Greek mangled it), Castel Tornese (as the Venetians renamed it) and Kastro of Kilini to simplify. Whatever you call it is one of the best kept castles and of the few in Greece that date from the period of the Crusades.
Acrocorinth : the fortress
Yes, there is also a castle in Corinth! In reality, what you see above are the fortification walls, as were rebuilt by the Venetians in place of those of the ancient Acropolis of Corinth (Acrocorinth) and it is only by going there that you can understand why they chose to build it up there…