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Excursions

NEARBY EXCURSIONS

AT PENINSULA…

Methana’s  peninsula offers to guest many choices for nearby daily excursions : organized or not beaches, placid coves or rocky coasts for relaxation, fishing and sea sports. Sett off on these excursions at first from  Methana’s city and if you like to enjoy  natural landscape  go on north to Limnionas bay where is a wonderful beach with blue-green waters and framed by  vegetation. In north side of  Peninsula there are the beaches of Foflaka and Loutron and in  east side there is the Almira beach at Vathi. Also there are interesting villages all around midland.

A dense signaled network of paths offers to hikers the ability to discover Methana’s natural beauties. The higher summit of peninsula is that of Helona (means turtle and its high is 740 m.) mountain.

A Methana’s  guest has the ability to make daily excursions to Peloponnesus or other islands of Argosaronikos

In summer’s months there is a daily ship line between Methana and Aegina –Angistri, Poros and Galatas

From port of Poros departs daily Flaying Dolphins – high speed vessels  only for persons – with destination Aegina, Hydra, Spetses, Hermione, Porto Heli.

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TROIZINA – GALATAS

At a distance of 30 min. by car is Troizina , Galatas and the island of Poros. Trizina is today a village with important archaeological areas. Capital of Trizina region is Galatas a coastal small town in north-east Peloponnesus.  Galatas is located just across Poros and is separated from this island  by a narrow channel. From Galatas departs quite often vessels to Poros. In Trizina area of special interesting are:

  • The vaulted Graves of Magoulas
  • Ippolito’s temple
  • Ancient Trizina acropolis
  • The little island Bourtzi at Alykes
  • The lemon forest
  • The devil’s bridge (Diavologefiro)
  • The wetland of Psifta
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POROS

Poros means pass. Actually pass is the narrow channel between the island of Poros and the opposite coast of Trizina and Galatas.  The approach to Poros is possible by vessels that departs  from Galata  every five minutes.

From port of Poros departs daily Flying Dolphins – high speed (only for passengers) for Aegina, Hydra, Hermione, Porto Heli.

Worthwhile visits:

  • The monastery of Zohodohos Pigi (means Life – giving  Spring)
  • The Podeidon’s temple (doric order)
  • The historical  Russian naval base
  • The archaeological museum of Poros
  • The Metropolitan church of St George
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EPIDAURUS

This  costal settlement of Peloponnesus becomes  a place of activity due to performances  at the famous ancient theater and also because of it’s beautiful landscape. You can visit   almost in 30 min. by car :

  • The ancient theater of Epidaurus
  • The small theater of Epidaurus
  • The archaeological museum
  • The Vault and the gallery Avatou of Asclepius temple
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NAFPLIO

Nafplio is at distance of about an hour by car from Methana and is a  ideal nearby get away. The old city’s architectonic is represented by impressive venetian and neoclassical  buildings. Also there are museums, castles, pedestrian areas with cosmopolitan character and other landmarks. All these make Nafplio one of the most nearby popular destinations.

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AEGINA

The island of Aegina is at a distance of just 45 min from Methana. In summer period  is active a  ship line between Aegina – Methana   and vice versa.

Worthwhile visits:

  • The monastery of Saint Nectarios
  • The ancient temple of Afaea
  • The ancient temple of Appolo (Kolona)
  • The archaeological museum
  • The Kapodistrian orphanage (jail)
  • The center of wild animals and birds treatment
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HYDRA

Setting  off  Methana you’ ll be in Galata in about 20 min by car. Consequently, driving on coastal way, you’ ll arrive in Metohi in about 45 min. Metohi is a coastal location across the island of Hydra where you could park your car and go to cosmopolitan Hydra. Local vessels  depart every half an hour and arrive to island in 10 min. Also there is ability to call a sea –taxi.   Another way to travel to Hydra is by a high speed ship which departs daily from Poros. The first impression of Hydra is the old stoned mansion in the area around port.

Worthwhile visits:

  • The historical of Lazaros Kountouriotis house
  • The byzantine museum
  • The historical archive – Museum.
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SPETSES – HERMIONE – PORTO HELI

Going on after Metohi you ’ll be in about 30 minutes at Hermione. Also if you like to go further after about 20 minutes from Hermione is Kosta, which is  located across from Spetses . Kosta has a free road and large parking lot where you could park your car and then  to visit Spetses by boat or sea taxi in 10 minutes. Same time by car is required from Kosta to Porto Heli.

From port of Poros daily departs High speed Flying Dolphins (only for passengers) to Hydra, Spetses, Hermione, Porto Heli.

In Spetses you ’ll visit some of island’s major landmarks  : Rologiou (means clock) square,  the mansions at Agios Nikolaos esplanade, the tarsanades , the Bouboulina’s museum and the mansion of Hatziyianni – Mexi , the legendary historical building Posidonion , the Koryialenios School

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