Parnon

#580 among destinations in Greece

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Parnon or Parnonas or Malevos is a mountain range, or massif, on the east of the Laconian plain and the Evrotas valley. It is visible from Athens above the top of the Argive mountains. The western part is in the Laconia prefecture and the northeastern part is in the Arcadia prefecture. The Parnon range separates Laconia from Arcadia. Its summit offers panoramic views of southeastern Arcadia and South Kynouria and much of Laconia that includes the northern and the central portions and reaches as far as the Taygetos mountains. It also views a part of the central Arcadia and the southern Argolis prefectures. It views the Myrtoan and the Laconian Gulfs. ()

Local name: Πάρνωνας Elevation: 6348 ftCoordinates: 37°6'36"N, 22°43'48"E

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Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian IslandsGreece

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Parnon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, Mone Elones.

2 miN
Archaeological site
Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
51 min walk • The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
3.3 miNE
Church
Mone Elones
84 min walk • The Monastery of Eloni or Elona is a monastery of the prefecture of Arcadia. She is a female monastery and there is four nuns on the basis of the 2001 census. Elona is built on a steep slope of Parnon. Based on the administrative...