Location information

AGIOS NIKOLAOS (Village) ALEA
  Agios Nikolaos is situated upon the high mountainside of Mountain Farmakas.
  The village’s characteristics are the same as Alea and Exochi. They have exactly the same climate, with harsh winters and cool summers.
  The most impressive spot of Agios Nikolaos are the ruins of the houses that the Germans had destroyed during the Second World War. They still stand proud and firm, as if they expect to be reconstructed.
  It is a pleasant small village with white houses among gigantic oaks and cedar trees.
(Text: Alexis Totsikas)
This text (extract) is cited April 2004 from the Prefecture of Argolis tourist pamphlet.

ALEA (Village) ARGOLIS
  Alea is a beautiful and amphitheatrical village, 74km from Argos. The locals have dried up the village’s lake, so that its fertile soil offers crops much earlier. They also cultivate lentils, chickpeas, beans, maize, potatoes, tomatoes, other produce, grain, barley and other cereals. There are many apple, walnut and almond trees.
  As most Argolida villages, Alea is constantly developing. It is a village with traditional renovated houses, new roads and newly built buildings. The church of the Virgin Mary is the village’s main church and locals believe that it dates back to the 13th century. In general, the picturesque narrow streets and the traditional houses bolster up the beauty of the village.
(text: Alexis Totsikas)
This text (extract) is cited April 2004 from the Prefecture of Argolis tourist pamphlet.

EXOCHI (Settlement) ALEA
  Exochi or “Tatsi” is situated at the foot of the Mountain Farmakas.
  Its houses are surrounded by tall trees and it is a lyric and cool picture on summer and an ideal snowed landscape on winter.
  The few local deal with cultivation and cattle raising. They have also olive trees and 2000 walnut trees.
(Text: Alexis Totsikas)
This text (extract) is cited April 2004 from the Prefecture of Argolis tourist pamphlet.

FROUSSIOUNA (Village) ALEA
  After Kefalovriso is Frousiouna, a small village among trees and green, 6km from Kefalovriso and 45km from Argos. Frousiouna is ‘protected’ by the gigantic mountains of Lyrkeio, Trachi, Armenia and Karoumpalos.
  During winter it is inhabited by few people. On summer though, it is frequently visited by people who own houses and want to enjoy nature. At the center there is a nice stony fountain, while on Armenia Mountain there is the chapel of Santa Paraskevi.
  Frousiouna was once keeping the spirit of tradition alive. Marriage was celebrated in a special way.
(text: Alexis Totsikas)
This text (extract) is cited April 2004 from the Prefecture of Argolis tourist pamphlet.

SKOTINI (Village) ALEA
  Driving through the plain of Alea, you reach the village of Skoteini, one of the most beautiful landscapes of Argolida County.
  It holds a key post, as it is a passage of all three counties (Argolida, Arcadia, and Corinthia). Skoteini was gradually built in three locations and it is now situated upon two mountainsides.
  Skoteini has always been a large village. It contains many new houses, cafes, bars, an elementary school and a high school. It is a lively and modern mountainous village that has adopted the new way of living. The locals deal with cultivation.
(Text: Alexis Totsikas)
This text (extract) is cited April 2004 from the Prefecture of Argolis tourist pamphlet.