Outing 31 · Parnon and the inland villages

Kallithea and Vamvakou

A longer forest-and-village day in the northern reaches of Parnon.

The mountain village of Vamvakou
Photo by FilipposTrains · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped for display

Why go

For a different day in Laconia, head towards the forested villages of Kallithea and Vamvakou. The trees grow denser, the air changes and there is room to slow down for a walk through the villages.

Plan it from Agios Dimitrios

This is one of the longest drives in the collection. Choose a single walking route or village activity, check its current availability, and leave enough daylight for the return through the mountains.

With thanks to Dr Dimitra Kamarinou, who restored this house and shared her knowledge of the region with us.

Further reading

Make a stay of it

Set out from Sparta Gaia.

Return to the village after a day by the sea or in the mountains.