Coasts of Achaia
The coasts of Achaia are a delightful concoction of picturesque villages, indented shores, gardens and shady trees.
While the heart of Achaia may be its mountains, one cannot fail to hear its soul in the murmur of the sea.
Leaving Corinthï, you take the coast road all the way to Patras.
It's more scenic than the National Road, since it's right on the water's edge.
You reach Akrata, a coastal village, set in lush surroundings on a crystal clear sea.
This was the site of ancient Aigai.
In the hinterland, a sight worth seeing is the post-Byzantine monastery of Agia Triada (1715), which has well preserved mosaics.
Next come Platanos, Trapeza, verdant hamlets, and Diakofto.
This is where the funicular railway leaves for Kalavrita.
Continuing along the coast road, you see the roofs of one village after another poking through the unbroken green of the hillsides.
Stop for a while at Egion.
In this town, which is divided into an upper and a lower section, the old district near the shore is interesting; an enormous plane tree noted by Pausanias on his travels still reigns supreme.
The church of the Virgin Faneromeni, built according to designs by Schiller, lies in the upper town.
Just outside the town one can visit the chapel of the Virgin Trypiti, tucked into a crevice in a rock.
The parade of villages continues.
Longos, with its pebbly beach, Lambiri, with its lovely shore, Psathopirgos, a pretty hamlet.
Each one has its special role to play, its distinguishing feature.
And all of them have a little taverna or a quaint cafe where you can relax for a while.
Right before Patras comes Rio, a transportation hub, uniting the Peloponnese with Central Greece and Epiros by car ferry.
Jutting towards the sea, the old Venetian fortress, the "Castle of the Morea", faded and ravaged by time, is the first thing to strike the eye.
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