Kalavrita is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. A dreamy setting with picturesque squares, stone-paved streets and cute little houses will be waiting to welcome you.
From Athens: 3 hours drive trip (~200 km)
From Thessaloniki: 6.30 hours drive trip (~540km)
From Patra: 1.30 hours drive trip (~77 km)
Kalavrita is a mountainous town with interesting history, located on the slopes of Mount Helmos. Built at an altitude of 750 metres, the town is surrounded by high mountainsides and lush greenery that consists mostly of plane trees, fir trees and cypress trees. In winter, Kalavrita gets pretty popular as a tourist destination mostly for the ski center that is found 14 km from the town.
Known initially as Kynaetha, Kalavrita was recorded in history for the first time in 776 B.C with the name Kynaetha, showing the love of the inhabitants for hunting. The inhabitants probably followed the Christian faith during the Persecutions by the Corinthians. An attribute to this fact was the discovery of an icon of the Virgin Mary, believed to have been painted by Saint Luke, in Mega Spileo. This led to the building of the famous monastery of Mega Spileo in 961 A.D. Kalavrita was recorded in history again during the Occupation by the Franks around 1205. In 1208 the Castle of Kalavrita was built as a fortress and was considered the capital of the Barony of Kalavrita.
An adequate number of rooms has been reserved by the Organizing - Administrative Bureau in order to serve the needs of the invited faculty and congress participants.
ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE: 560,00€ (inc. VAT)
The package includes:
• Three (3) nights’ accommodation with breakfast (140,00/per night)
• 2 Dinners 70,00€ x 2 = 140€
The Organizing-Administrative Bureau will not be able to guarantee availability
after January, 10th 2016.
For reservations please contact the Organizing-Administrative Bureau: elsa@conferre.gr
