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Kalavrita Ski Center, Peloponnese
The Kalavrita Ski Center, which began its operation in 1988, is located on the north side of the Chelmos Mountain, to the position of Xerokampos, at an altitude of 1700m. to 2340m. It is 203km from Athens and only 15km from Kalavrita.
It has 12 slopes with a total length of 20km and 7 lifts with portability of 5000 people per hour. There are very easy slopes, but very difficult too (the black), so the demands of all skiers are covered.
Also, in the Ski Center, you can enjoy the park for snowboard, the paths cross country ski, to paragliding, the routes for snowmobiles and many other events during the winter.
Alternatively, in the area of the ski center, the following are showing great interest:
• a visit to the new telescope Aristarchos,
• the winter routes with mountaineering ski and ice rackets,
• the paths to hiking and mountain trails,
• the climbing routes,
• the journeys by car 4x4,
• the routes with moto cross.
At 1850 meters of the Ski Center there is a cafe, a restaurant, a ski shop and a clinic. The Chelmos landscapes are majestic and the view to the Corinthian gulf is unique.
For your accommodation in the area of the Kalavrita Ski Center, there is a big variety of Hotels, Guesthouses, Mansions, Apartments and Rooms to let in the City of Kalavrita and in the other villages of the area.
At a distance of 15km. from the Ski Center, there is the historic, beautiful and picturesque town of Kalavrita. It is a city of 8500 residents, built at the foot of the legendary mountain of Chelmos, at an altitude of 750 meters and attracts thousands of visitors.
It has an amazing natural beauty, with strong traditional elements and an atmosphere of a modern resort that is constantly growing up.
The city of Kalavrita was created in 1944, with the liberation of Greece, as a tribute to the victims of the massacre of Kalavrita. In the Municipality of Kalavrita are the Monastery of Agia Lavra, the Monastery of the Great Cave, the Museum of the Holocaust Monument and the Sacrifice. In the town of Kalavrita concludes the Odontotos Railway Diakopto-Kalavrita. The municipality also includes the natural attractions of Vouraikos Gorge, the Stygos Waters, and the Cave of the Lakes.
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