Kalogria (Achaia), Greece
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Kalogria is a place in the municipal unit of Larissos
in the western part of the prefecture of Achaia. It is located about 55 km WSW of the Rio-Antirio bridge
, 260 km W of Athens
, about 4 km W of Araxos, 42 km W of Patras
, 6 km N of Lappa and 64 km (old: 70 km) N of Pyrgos.
Its nearest school is in Metochi. Kalogria is famous for its sandy beaches. The beaches extend north to the nearest climbing areas. There are more than 80 climbing routes in the mountain range of Mavros Oros. The famous resort of Kalogria Beach is near the beach. It is connected with the Ionian Sea
and has the view of Aitolia-Acarnania and the southern Ionian Islands
. The view of Oxeia
and the Echinades
islands face to the NW. The setting of Kalogria is located west of the mountain and a cliff is east of Kalogria and its landscape is rocky and bushy. Forests dominate much of the northern and the central part and the southern part which includes pineless trees. The forests includes a small lake. The forests extend to east of Kalogria where the farmlands are to the east. Wetlands used to dominate the western part. The rest of the land are used for farming. The road linking to Paralimni is not for use and is unpaved.
Larissos
Larissos is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was in the village Lappas . The distance from Patras is 37 km SW and 58 km N of...
in the western part of the prefecture of Achaia. It is located about 55 km WSW of the Rio-Antirio bridge
Rio-Antirio bridge
The Rion-Antirion bridge , officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisaged it, is the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge...
, 260 km W of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, about 4 km W of Araxos, 42 km W of 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...
, 6 km N of Lappa and 64 km (old: 70 km) N of Pyrgos.
Nearest places
- Paralimni, N
- AraxosAraxosAraxos , Latin form: Araxus is a village located in the municipal unit of Larissos in the northwestern part of Achaea, Greece. It is located on a road connecting south to Lappa and east to Lakkopetra and Kato Achaia and also a road to Kalogria and Metochi...
, W - LappaLappaLappa may refer to:*Lappa, Achaea, a village in the municipality Larissos, in Achaea, Greece*Lappa, Rethymno, a municipality in the Rethymno prefecture, Greece*The ancient city of Lappa, now known as Argyroupoli *the Arctium lappa...
, S - MetochiMetochi (Achaia), GreeceMetochi is a village in the municipal unit of Larissos and the western part of Achaea. It was the seat of the former municipality of Larissos...
, SSW
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 32 |
| 2001 | 243 |
Its nearest school is in Metochi. Kalogria is famous for its sandy beaches. The beaches extend north to the nearest climbing areas. There are more than 80 climbing routes in the mountain range of Mavros Oros. The famous resort of Kalogria Beach is near the beach. It is connected with the Ionian Sea
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea , is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and...
and has the view of Aitolia-Acarnania and the southern Ionian Islands
Ionian Islands
The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese, i.e...
. The view of Oxeia
Oxeia
Oxeia is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the chief island in the southern group of the Echinades, part of the Ionian Islands. Oxeia possesses the highest point in the Echinades, 421 m. The mountains of Aitoloakarnania on the mainland are to the northeast...
and the Echinades
Echinades
thumb|300px|The EchinadesThe Echinades are a group of islands in the Ionian Islands, off the coast of Acarnania, Greece...
islands face to the NW. The setting of Kalogria is located west of the mountain and a cliff is east of Kalogria and its landscape is rocky and bushy. Forests dominate much of the northern and the central part and the southern part which includes pineless trees. The forests includes a small lake. The forests extend to east of Kalogria where the farmlands are to the east. Wetlands used to dominate the western part. The rest of the land are used for farming. The road linking to Paralimni is not for use and is unpaved.