-- Explore the traditional village of Lakones
with its narrow alleys and traditional old houses.
-- Visit the ancient village of Krini (immortalized by Homer)
and climb to the top of the ancient fortress of Angelocastro which
has been situated here since 565 A.D.!
-- From the village of Macrades there is an old footpath which
leads to Aghios Georgios, a local tourist resort.
-- Stroll to the monastery of Agia Paraskevi, it was built on
the 18th century which is inhabited by nuns and is only 5 minutes
from the Golden Fox.
-- Savour the silence and the beauty of the famous monastery of
the Blessed Virgin Mary it was built on the end of the 13th century
but the building we can see today is a renovation of the 17th
and 18th century. The monastery is devoted to "Zoodohos Pigi"
Source of life. The icons in the church are dated in the post
Byzantine period. Overlooking Paleokastritsa (there is also a
museum in the monastery where you can see a sea monstersceleton
and an old oil mill which is open to the public).
-- Clamber up Mount Iraklis (Hercules) through the old rough-stone
footpaths of Lakones.
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