Kalo Nero
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Kalo Nero means good water, a village and a municipal district, belongs to the Avlona
municipality, although it is very close to Kyparissia
, 5 km. The population of the entire district is 741 (2001 census, real population), the main village alone 540, the remaining 201 living in the smaller settlements Ano Kalo Neron, Kakavas, Stasi Sidirokastro (Sidirokastro station, a railway halt), Marmaro and Vounaki.
Kalo Nero village is mostly located in the area between the GR-9
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highway and the shoreline of the Kyparissian Bay. At the seafront there are a few tourist hotels and tavernas. Also in the areas around the central quare and alongside GR-9 there are some shops and restaurants as well as a couple of gas stations along the highway.
Kalo Nero is a railway junction where the line from Patras
and Pyrgos in the north branches to the terminus station of Kyparissia
to the south and towards Kalamata
via Zevgolatio in the east. Kalo Nero has a relatively large railway yard, located alongside the central square of the village, with the station building at the southern end of the square. Kalo Nero used to have several daily passenger train services but during recent years these have been reduced until 21-Jan-2011 the last remaining services were closed down.
Kalo Nero has a vast beach which attracts a lot of bathers, both Greeks and tourists. The beach boasts almost 3 metre waves which covers the beach with an abundant supply of large and small rocks. This is where the giant Sea turtles Caretta-Caretta are nesting every summer, from May to September. Kalo Nero is famous for its marvelous, unique sunsets in the Kyparissian Bay
. Nearby are the Mycenian Tombs in Peristeria and the Neda River
Waterfalls with Stomio, the entrance to Hades
, the underworld, according to Greek Mythology
.
Avlona, Messenia
Avlonas is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,626 . The seat of the municipality was in Sidirokastro....
municipality, although it is very close to Kyparissia
Kyparissia
Kyparissia is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The town proper has around 5,708 inhabitants. The town is located on Greek National Road 9,...
, 5 km. The population of the entire district is 741 (2001 census, real population), the main village alone 540, the remaining 201 living in the smaller settlements Ano Kalo Neron, Kakavas, Stasi Sidirokastro (Sidirokastro station, a railway halt), Marmaro and Vounaki.
Kalo Nero village is mostly located in the area between the GR-9
Greek National Road 9
Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece. It runs through the western Peloponnese, from Patras to Pylos. Its length is around .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...
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European route E55
European route E 55 is a E-route. It passes through the following cities:Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Mestre...
highway and the shoreline of the Kyparissian Bay. At the seafront there are a few tourist hotels and tavernas. Also in the areas around the central quare and alongside GR-9 there are some shops and restaurants as well as a couple of gas stations along the highway.
Kalo Nero is a railway junction where the line from Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
and Pyrgos in the north branches to the terminus station of Kyparissia
Kyparissia
Kyparissia is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The town proper has around 5,708 inhabitants. The town is located on Greek National Road 9,...
to the south and towards Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
via Zevgolatio in the east. Kalo Nero has a relatively large railway yard, located alongside the central square of the village, with the station building at the southern end of the square. Kalo Nero used to have several daily passenger train services but during recent years these have been reduced until 21-Jan-2011 the last remaining services were closed down.
Kalo Nero has a vast beach which attracts a lot of bathers, both Greeks and tourists. The beach boasts almost 3 metre waves which covers the beach with an abundant supply of large and small rocks. This is where the giant Sea turtles Caretta-Caretta are nesting every summer, from May to September. Kalo Nero is famous for its marvelous, unique sunsets in the Kyparissian Bay
Kyparissia
Kyparissia is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The town proper has around 5,708 inhabitants. The town is located on Greek National Road 9,...
. Nearby are the Mycenian Tombs in Peristeria and the Neda River
Neda River
The Neda is a river that flows through the Arcadia, Ilia and the Messinia prefectures in the western Peloponnese in Greece. It is unique in the sense that it is the only river in Greece with a female name.-Geography:...
Waterfalls with Stomio, the entrance to Hades
Hades
Hades , Hadēs, originally , Haidēs or , Aidēs , meaning "the unseen") was the ancient Greek god of the underworld. The genitive , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades". Eventually, the nominative came to designate the abode of the dead.In Greek mythology, Hades...
, the underworld, according to Greek Mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
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