Starting from Monemvasia you can visit and explore the surrounding villages and sandy beaches.
Agios Ioannis: A quiet village, 5 km from Monemvasia with superb restaurants and amazing appetizers.Try the famous koltsounia, the gogklies (homemade, handmade pasta), rooster, braised and grilled with delicious local meats.
Gerakas Port: A unique fiodr, one of the largest natural harbors in Greece, which forms an important wetland, lagoon, which hosts rare birds. Gerakas with its port, the Port Geraka are one of the most picturesque villages of Laconia.The houses, the island colors, taverns, and the tranquil waters of the enclosed lagoon is a landscape that will surely impress you.
Kyparissi: A picturesque village with beautiful beaches, known as a holiday destination of Princess Diana.
Kastania Cave: The terrestrial cave ranked second of its kind across Europe and has a great diversity of formations, shapes and colors. Nature took three million years to create the incomparable decoration.(Approximately 80 minutes from Monemvasia - you can visit daily from 10:00 to 18:00).
Plytra: Beautiful resort with sandy beach and taverns. Near the ancient city of Asopos, which sank in 375m.Ch. by a powerful earthquake. The ancient city is distinguished as you walk the rocks near the beach Pachiammou.The most impressive part of the underwater city is visible to the naked eye (20 minutes from Monemvasia).
Neapoli: A small coastal town with a huge sandy beach. Worth a stroll at dusk in the pedestrian seaside street.
Elafonissos: Small island, across from Neapolis. You can reach the island through small ferries that route every day and very often. On the island you can find unique beaches with exotic color and one of the most famous and beautiful beaches (Simos beach) of the Mediterranean with crystal clear turquoise waters (60 minutes from Monemvasia). |
