Palaiochori is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni

Gastouni

Gastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...

, Elis Prefecture

Elis Prefecture

Elis or Ilia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its capital is Pyrgos.-Geography:...

 in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Palaiochori is located about 2 km south of Gastouni

Gastouni

Gastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...

, about 72 km SW 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...

, SE of Kyllini

Kyllini

There are several places on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece named Kyllíni :* Mount Kyllini , the mythological birthplace of Hermes ....

, 2 km W of Saravali

Saravali

Saravali is a community located 6 km SE of the centre and a suburb of Patras, Greece, north of Ovrya, northeast of Mintilogi and 9 km W of the Iera Moni Omplou/Omplos Monastery. Saravali is in the northern part of the municipal unit of Messatida...

 and about 30 km NW of Pyrgos. Palaiochori is linked with three roads, one to the beach and another to Kourouta

Kourouta

-External links:* http://www.kouroutabeach.com/eng/index.htm...

. The Pineios River

Pineios River (Peloponnese)

The Pineiós is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It is probably not named after the god Peneus. It flows from the mountain Erymanthus , and empties into a bay SW of Gastouni connecting the Ionian Sea. The river flows through the southern half of the Ilia plain...

 flows northwest near Vartholomio

Vartholomio

Vartholomio is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is around 3,182 . Elevation is 3 to 4 m above sea level. The Pineios River flows southeast...

. Palaiochori is west and southwest of 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...

/E55

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...

 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia - Methoni).

Nearest places and settlements

• Gastouni
  Gastouni
  Gastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...
  
  , north
• Savalia
  Savalia
  Savalia is a village in the municipal unit of Amaliada, Elis, southern Greece. It is located 74 km SE of Patras, 21 km N of Pyrgos, and 5 km NW of Amaliada. Savalia was passed by GR-9, but has a branch to Amaliada, now bypassed to its west. Its population is around 1,100 and the area code is 26220...
  
  , east
• Roviata
  Roviata
  Roviata , is a village in the municipal unit of Amaliada in the northwestern part of Elis. It is located on the old highway which is now bypassed to the west since the late 1980s and has a junction with the new highway about 1 km...
  
  , ESE
• Amaliada
  Amaliada
  Amaliada is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has 32,090 citizens...
  
  , ESE
• Marathia, southeast
• Kourouta
  Kourouta
  -External links:* http://www.kouroutabeach.com/eng/index.htm...
  
  , south

Geography

The population are mainly rural with only a few businesses around the area mainly in restaurants. Forests dominate the southeastern, the southern and the northwestern parts while farmlands and groves covers the rest of the area around Palaiochori and mixed to the south. Its beach is located near Savalia's and sea shells in the mid-2000s has also seen on some farmlands within the shoreline. The nearest train station is in Gastouni

Gastouni

Gastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...

.

Historical population

Year	Population	Change
1981	312	-
1991	359	+47/+15.06%
2001	394	+35/+9.75%

External links

• Palaiochori on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)