The beautiful and picturesque town of Kalavrita is built at an altitude of 750 meters at the foot of Helmos, while it is 77 km from Patras and 190 km from Athens. With easy access to the wonderful beaches of the Corinthian Sea, it gives the visitor the opportunity to combine mountain and sea holidays.
The idyllic natural environment and the variety of vegetation are harmoniously combined with the traditional settlements and the history of Kalavrita. In ancient times, on the site of Kalavrita was the city of Kynaitha, which was destroyed by the Aetolians and rebuilt during Roman rule by the emperor Andrian. At the beginning of the 13th century it passed into the hands of the Franks, while the fortress whose ruins still dominate the city of Kalavrita, is one of the most important medieval castles of the Peloponnese. The castle is connected with the Paleologos family.
Kalavrita is approximately, via the road network, approximately:
Achaia: 55 km from Aigio, and 72 km from Patras.
Peloponnese: 86 km from Tripoli, 110 km from Pyrgos, 110 km from Corinth, 120 km from Argos, 148 km from Sparta, and 174 km from Kalamata.
Rest of Greece: 190 km from Athens.
