Diakopto (Greek: Διακοπτό) is a coastal town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms it is a municipal unit of the Aigialeia municipality. The municipal unit has an area of 103.932 km2. The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, near the mouth of the Vouraikos river and at the lower end of the Vouraikos Gorge. The 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway built in 1885 leads up to the town of Kalavryta passing the Mega Spilaio Monastery at about halfway. Diakopto is on the old Greek National Road 8 (Athens - Corinth - Patras); the new Greek National Road 8A (also Athens - Corinth - Patras) passes 1 km to the south. Diakopto is located about 40 km east of Patras, and 15 km southeast of Aigio.
Helike (; Greek: Ἑλίκη, pronounced [heˈlikɛː], modern Greek pronunciation: [eˈlici]) was an ancient Greek polis or city-state that was submerged by a tsunami in the winter of 373 BC.
Keryneia (Greek: Κερύνεια) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. It is located 6 km southeast of Aigio and 7 km west of Diakopto. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes between Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. The town takes its name from the ancient town of Ceryneia
Panagia Trypiti (Greek: Παναγία Τρυπητή) is a historic sacred shrine of Theotokos in the town of Aigio, Greece. It is one of the most important Orthodox shrines of pilgrimage in Greece. The shrine is dedicated to the Mother of God of the Life-giving Spring. It is built on a steep cliff almost 30 meters high, near to sea. The many and impressive miracles which occur through the intercessions of the Virgin Mother have consecrated the church in the conscience of the faithful as a national shrine. Thousands of believers, from all over Greece, arrive at Aigio on Bright Friday every year, to get Panagia's grace and to get Her blessing. In the 14th volume of the French monthly magazine Revue des deux Mondes of the year 1876 it is mentioned that it was a big fest for the people of Aeghion "grande fête locale à Aigion ... Dès le matin, tous les habitans, hommes, femmes, enfans, s'y rendent en pèlerinage; puis tous reviennent ensemble au milieu des fusillades et des détonations des varellota (petit baril)". It even mentions the use of firecrackers that day. This day every year there is a procession of the Holy Icon through the streets of Aigio and it is an official religious holiday (recognized as an official holiday by a Royal decree of 8 May 1933). The name Trypiti comes from the Greek word tripa (Greek: Τρύπα) meaning hole, cave, because the miraculous icon of Panagia was found in a hole in the rock. In the narthex of the church (which is on the ground floor) there is a spring of water (Greek: Αγίασμα).The faithful drink this water as a blessing since it is believed that it works miraculous cures.
Elaeonas or Elaionas (Greek: Ελαιώνας meaning olive grove 'the place where olives grow', before 1949: Τρυπιά - Trypia) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. It is on the Gulf of Corinth, 3 km west of Diakopto and 9 km southeast of Aigio. The Olympia Odos (Greek National Road Α8) (Patras - Corinth - Athens) passes south of the village. The community consists of the villages Elaionas, Metochi and Terpsithea.
Eliki (Greek: Ελίκη, before 1917: Ζευγολατιό - Zevgolatio), is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It was named after the nearby ancient town Helike. Eliki is located near the river Selinountas and the Gulf of Corinth. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Aigio and 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Diakopto. Nea Keryneia is adjacent to the east. The community includes the small village Kalanteri. The Greek National Road 8A (Athens - Corinth - Patras) passes south of the village.
Nikolaiika (Greek: Νικολαίϊκα) is a village in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is located near the Gulf of Corinth coast, 1 km east of Rizomylos, 5 km west of Diakopto and 7 km southeast of Aigio. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes south of the village.
Rodia (Greek: Ροδιά) is a village in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is located in the coastal plains near the Gulf of Corinth, 4 km northwest of Diakopto and 8 km southeast of Aigio. Rodia has a football/soccer team known as Floga (Φλόγα meaning flame) and it has a communal soccer field.
Zachloritika (Greek: Ζαχλωρίτικα) is a village and community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the left bank of the river Vouraikos, 1 km west of Diakopto. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes south of the village.
The Krathis (Greek: Κράθις, Latin: Crathis) is a river in the eastern part of Achaea, southern Greece. The river flows through the municipal unit of Akrata. It is 32.6 km (20.3 mi) long.
Rizomylos (Greek: Ριζόμυλος meaning rice mill) is a village in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. Its beach on the Gulf of Corinth, 2 km northeast of the village, is well known. Aigio is 6 km to the northwest, and the village Nea Keryneia is adjacent to the west. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Corinth) passes south of the village.
Trapeza (Greek: Τράπεζα) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is located 4 km southeast of Diakopto and 8 km west of Akrata. The community includes the village Paralia Trapezis. Between 1892 and 1940, its name was Nea Voura (Νέα Βούρα).
Eliki railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ελίκη, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Eliki) is a Station on the Athens Airport–Patras railway line just outside the borders of the settlement of Eliki, a small village in Achaea, Greece. It is located just North of the village, close to the 8A motorway. It was opened on 22 June 2020 as part of the €848-million ErgOSE project extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Aigio rail line, co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000–2006. The station is served by Hellenic Train local services between Kiato and Aigio. It should not be confused with the now-closed station on the old Piraeus–Patras railway, which is located northeast of the current station, closer to the coast of the Corinthian Gulf
Diakopto railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Διακοπτού, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Diakoptoú) is located just north of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. Originally opened on 10 March 1896, it was reopened on 22 June 2020 as part of the Hellenic Railways Organisation's €848-million project extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Aigio, co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000–2006. The station is currently served by both the unique rack railway to Kalavryta and Hellenic Train local services between Kiato and Aigio.
Ο Δήμος Διακοπτού ήταν δήμος του Νομού Αχαΐας που συστάθηκε με το πρόγραμμα Καποδίστριας από τη συνένωση παλαιότερων κοινοτήτων της περιοχής, που αποτέλεσαν στη συνέχεια τα δημοτικά διαμερίσματα του δήμου. Λειτούργησε την περίοδο 1997-2010, οπότε και καταργήθηκε με την εφαρμογή του προγράμματος Καλλικράτης και εντάχθηκε ως Δημοτική Ενότητα στο νεοπαγή Δήμο Αιγιαλείας.
Messatida (Greek: Μεσσάτιδα) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Ovria. It is located south of Patras city centre, and stretches from the urbanized plains near the Gulf of Patras to the Omplos hills in the east. It has an area of 66.366 km².
Achaia Clauss is a Greek winery located in Patras in the Peloponnese. It was founded in 1861 by the Bavarian Gustav Clauss. It is most famous for its fortified red wine, Mavrodaphne. The winery was the main sponsor of the local basketball team, Apollon Achaia Clauss.
The Hellenic Open University (HOU; Greek: Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο, ΕΑΠ) was founded in 1992 in Patras and is the only online/distance-learning public university in Greece. Modelled on the British Open University, the Hellenic Open University was established to fill a gap for telematic and distance education in the higher education system of the Hellenic Republic in response to the growing demand for continuing education and lifelong learning.
Demenika (Greek: Δεμένικα) is a village/suburb in the municipality of Patras, Achaea, Greece. It lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city centre, south of the river Glafkos. It is part of the community of Saravali within the municipal unit of Messatida. It is 2 km northeast of Ovrya and 4 km east of Paralia. The Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli) passes through the village, and the new Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) passes south of the village.
Saravali (Greek: Σαράβαλι) is an important village and community in the municipal unit of Messatida, Patras, Achaea, Greece. The community is located at the southeastern edge of the agglomeration of Patras. The community consists of the villages Saravali, Agios Stefanos, Demenika (the largest village), Kefalovryso and Bakari. Saravali is 6 km south of Patras city centre. Adjacent communities are Petroto to the east, Patras to the north, Ovria to the west and Krini to the south. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) runs through the community.
The river Foinikas (Greek: Φοίνικας, Ancient Greek: Φοίνιξ) is a river in the northern Peloponnese, Greece. It is also known as Salmenikos River (Σαλμένικος). Its source is on the north-eastern slopes of Mount Panachaiko, near the village of Vounopirgos (Loubista). It empties into the Gulf of Corinth, between the villages of Longos and Kamares. Major tributaries are Kloumenitis (intermittent stream) and Stachtaina (intermittent stream). The total length of the river is 22.8 kilometres (14.2 mi) and it flows along the following places, from the source downstream: Damakini, Salmenikο, Kamares. Foinikas is an intermittent river that has a continuous flow in all its length from October to June every year (during years of normal rainfall). Close to the sources, the river has a yearly flow but during the summer months, the water is used for agriculture.
The Oblou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Ομπλού) is located in Achaia and is built on the mountain that is today called Oblos. It is one of the most historic Monasteries of modern Greece, which appears involved in every important historical moment.
Krini is a village and community in the Patras municipality, southwestern Greece.
Sidirokastro (Greek: Σιδηρόκαστρο literally "the iron castle") was a castle in Achaea, Greece, situated between the villages Krini and Kallithea. It is located on one of the foothills of the Panachaiko, the Omplos, near the Omblos Monastery in Zoitada. Little remains of the castle. It is unknown when exactly it was built, most likely by the Franks of the Principality of Achaea. It was used for the defense of Patras, around which the Venetians had built many small castle-fortresses.
Η Θέα είναι χωριό της Δημοτικής Ενότητας Μεσσάτιδος του Δήμου Πατρέων και απέχει περίπου 11 χιλιόμετρα από το κέντρο της Πάτρας. Είναι έδρα της ομώνυμης τοπικής κοινότητας που ανήκουν επίσης οι οικισμοί Παυλόκαστρο και Λυγιές. Στην απογραφή του 2011 ο οικισμός είχε πληθυσμό 409 κατοίκους ενώ η συνολικά η κοινότητα είχε 508. Συνορεύει με την Καλλιθέα, το Μιντιλόγλι και την Οβρυά.
Ano Diakopto (Greek: Άνω Διακοπτό, before 1940: Πέρα Μαχαλάς - Pera Machalas) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is 6 km southeast of Diakopto. The community includes the village of Pounta. Ano Diakopto suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.
Mamousia (Greek: Μαμουσιά) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is 6 km southwest of Diakopto, on the west side of the Vouraikos gorge. The community includes the villages Derveni and Stavria.
Tsivlos (Greek: Τσιβλός) is a small mountain village in the municipality of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. It is part of the community Platanos. In 2011, it had a population of 9. It is built on the slopes of Mount Chelmos (Aroania), above the river Krathis, at about 750 m elevation. Lake Tsivlos, north of the village, was formed by a landslide in 1912. Tsivlos is located 12 km southwest of Akrata, 12 km northeast of Kalavryta and 11 km south of Platanos.
Ο Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Μικροχελιδούς (παλαιότερα: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Νιαμάτων) ήταν σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός στη γραμμή του Οδοντωτού που συνδέει το Διακοπτό με τα Καλάβρυτα. Βρίσκεται κοντά στο Φαράγγι του Βουραϊκού, βόρεια της κωμόπολης του Διακοπτού και 5 χιλιόμετρα μακριά από αυτήν. Ο σταθμός άνοιξε το 1896 και σήμερα είναι προαιρετική στάση. Ο σταθμός παλαιότερα έφερε και την ονομασία "Κάτω Μετόχι" ενώ διαθέτει δεύτερη τροχιά για διασταυρώσεις.
Το Καθολικό είναι μικρό χωριό της Αχαΐας, πρώην ανεξάρτητη κοινότητα και από το 1999 δημοτικό διαμέρισμα του πρώην Δήμου Διακοπτού. Είναι ορεινό χωριό στις παρυφές του Χελμού και επί της επαρχιακής οδού από Διακοπτό προς Καλάβρυτα. Βρίσκεται μέσα σε καταπράσινο τοπίο ανάμεσα σε δάση από πεύκα και έλατα. Στην απογραφή του 2011 ο οικισμός βρέθηκε να έχει πληθυσμό μόλις 29 κατοίκους.
Rakita (Greek: Ρακίτα) is a location in the municipal unit Leontio, Achaea, Greece. It is part of the community of Ano Mazaraki. Located at an altitude of about 1,100 m in a plateau near mount Barbas, it is surrounded by fir forests and mountain views. In recent years it has seen an increase in the number of tourists visiting, partly due to improved road access.
Erymanthos (Greek: Ερύμανθος) is a municipality in Achaea, Western Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Chalandritsa. The municipality has an area of 582.139 km2. It was named after Mount Erymanthos.
Chalandritsa (Greek: Χαλανδρίτσα) is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is the seat of administration. Chalandritsa is situated in hills north of the river Peiros, 17 km south of Patras. The community consists of the settlements Chalandritsa, Mastoraiika-Stamaiika and Kydonies. From 1835 until 1912, and again from 1998 until 2011 it was a municipal district and the seat of the municipality of Farres. Chalandritsa is at the edge of a seismic fault, which caused a minor earthquake in February 2008.
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, before 1981: Καλλιθεόκαμπος - Kallitheokampos) is a community in the suburbs of Patras in Achaea, Greece. It is situated 9 km south of downtown Patras, on the Greek National Road 33 to Tripoli. The community consists of the villages Kallithea and Ano Kallithea, and is part of the municipal unit Messatida within the municipality of Patras. The nearest villages are Ovrya to the north and Thea to the west. To the east lies the mountain Omplos.
Katarraktis (Greek: Καταρράκτης, meaning "waterfall") (before 1928: Lopesi, in Greek: Λόπεσι) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Farres in the municipality of Erymanthos in Achaea, Greece. It is 5 km east of Chalandritsa and 20 km southeast of Patras. The village is situated near a 110 meters high waterfall, hence the name of the village. Relics from the Mycenean period can be found in the vicinity.
Leontio (Greek: Λεόντιο, romanized: Leóntio, before 1923: Γουρζούμισα, Gourzoúmisa) is a mountain village and a former municipality in the municipality of Erymanthos, Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 71.586 km2. It is situated in the southern foothills of the Panachaiko, 13 km east of Chalandritsa, 22 km southeast of Patras, 20 km southwest of Aigio and 19 km northwest of Kalavryta. Its population in 2021 was 394 for the community and 477 for the municipal unit. The village was renamed after the ancient town of Leontium, the remains of which lie nearby.
Petroto (Greek: Πετρωτό) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Messatida, Patras, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Petroto, Mavromandila and Agia Paraskevi. Mavromandila is by far the largest village of the community. Mavromandila is located 6 km southeast of Patras city centre, just outside the Patras beltway (Greek National Road 9). The small mountain villages Petroto and Agia Paraskevi are located resp. 5 and 9 km southeast from Mavromandila, to the east and southeast of Omplos mountain. The renowned Achaia Clauss winery is situated in Mavromandila.
Kalousi (Greek: Καλούσι) is a village in the municipality of Erymanthos, Achaea, Greece. It is located in a mountainous area of inland of north Peloponnese peninsula, north-northwest of mount Erymanthos. The village is 9 km south of Chalandritsa and 15 km by road.
Isoma (Greek: Ίσωμα) is a village in the municipal unit of Farres, Achaea, Greece. It is 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Fares and 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Patras. Isoma is situated in the plain between the rivers Peiros and Parapeiros.
Lapanagoi (Greek: Λαπαναγοί) is a village in the municipality of Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. The village is on the border between the municipalities of Aigialeia and Kalavryta and is located south east of Leonteios and across the valley from the Makellarias Monastery.
Mount Barbas (Greek: Όρος Μπαρμπάς) is a peak in the mountain range of Panachaiko in Peloponnese, Greece.
Lakkomata (Greek: Λακκώματα) is a mountain village and community in the municipality of Erymanthos in Achaea, Greece. According to the 2021 census, it had 61 inhabitants. In 2011 the village had 113 inhabitants and the community, which also includes the settlement Tsapournia, 133 inhabitants.
Fares (Greek: Φαρές; Ancient Greek: Φαραί, romanized: Pharai; Latin: Pharae) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Farres, Achaea, Greek. It is located on the left bank of the river Peiros, 2 km southeast of Isoma and 17 km south of Patras. The community includes the village Prevedos. Prevedos is on the Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli).
Το Κάστρο ή Πύργος της Χαλανδρίτσας (σήμερα και Παλαιόπυργος) είναι κτίσμα των Φράγκων του Πριγκιπάτου της Αχαΐας στο κέντρο της κωμόπολης Χαλανδρίτσας στην Αχαΐα. Ερείπια του κάστρου βρίσκονται στο κέντρο του χωριού, ενώ διασώζεται ο πύργος μέχρι μικρού ύψους και τμήματα του τείχους στις αυλές των σπιτιών.
Το Βασιλικό (παλαιά ονομασία: Μπρακουμάδι) είναι χωριό του Νομού Αχαΐας καθώς και έδρα της ομώνυμης τοπικής κοινότητας της Δημοτικής Ενότητας Φαρρών του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου.
Τα Δεμέστιχα είναι ορεινό χωριό της Αχαΐας και της πρώην Κοινότητας Λεοντίου, που από το 2011, με την εφαρμογή του Διοικητικού Προγράμματος «Καλλικράτης», αποτελεί δημοτική ενότητα του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου.
Το Ελληνικό (παλαιά ονομασία: Μπούμπα) είναι χωριό του Νομού Αχαΐας και αποτελεί έδρα της ομώνυμης κοινότητας του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου.
Ο Κάλανος είναι ορεινό χωριό του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου της Αχαΐας, αποτελώντας έδρα και μοναδικό οικισμό της ομώνυμης τοπικής κοινότητας.
Η Καλανίστρα είναι ορεινό χωριό του δήμου Ερυμάνθου της Αχαΐας, αποτελώντας έδρα της ομώνυμης τοπικής κοινότητας. Είναι χτισμένη σε τμήμα βουνών έναντι ακριβώς του κύριου όγκου του Ερυμάνθου, στο πάνω μέρος πλάγιων της Κοιλάδας του Πείρου ποταμού, στην ιστορική περιοχή των Νεζερών.
Η Κρυσταλλόβρυση (παλαιότερα: Μπαρδικώστα) είναι μικρό ορεινό χωριό της Αχαΐας. Σήμερα αποτελεί τοπική κοινότητα του Δήμου Πατρέων. Έως το 2010 αποτέλεσε δημοτικό διαμέρισμα του πρώην Δήμου Μεσσάτιδος.
Το Μιράλι (επίσημη ονομασία: το Μιράλιον) είναι χωριό, το οποίο αποτελεί έδρα της ομώνυμης Κοινότητας του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου στην Αχαΐα.
Το Νέο Κομπηγάδι, που αποκαλείται και απλά ως Κομπηγάδι, είναι ορεινό χωριό που βρίσκεται στο Δήμο Ερυμάνθου του Νομού Αχαΐας.
Η Πλατανόβρυση (ευρέως γνωστή ως Μέτζαινα από την παλιότερη ονομασία της) είναι χωριό και αποτελεί την έδρα της ομώνυμης τοπική κοινότητας του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου στο Νομό Αχαΐας, σύμφωνα με τη διοικητική διαίρεση του Προγράμματος Καλλικράτης που ισχύει στην Ελλάδα από την 1/1/2011. Σύμφωνα με την Απογραφή 2011 ο πληθυσμός του οικισμού είναι 200 κάτοικοι, ενώ της ομώνυμης τοπικής κοινότητας ανέρχεται σε 403 κατοίκους.
Η Χρυσοπηγή, ιδιαίτερα γνωστή και ως Σποδιάνα που είναι η παλαιότερη ονομασία της, είναι ορεινό χωριό της Αχαΐας, που υπάγεται διοικητικά στον Δήμο Ερυμάνθου και βρίσκεται χτισμένο στις απόκρημνες πλαγιές του όρους Ερύμανθος σε υψόμετρο περίπου 700 μέτρων.
Μίχα ονομάζεται ένας ορεινός οικισμός ευρισκόμενος στον Ερύμανθο, όπου αποτελεί μέρος της Κοινότητας Νέου Κομπηγαδίου του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου της Αχαΐας.
Η Χρυσαυγή, γνωστή και με την παλιότερη ονομασία της Μπολιώτη, είναι μικρό χωριό της Αχαΐας, ευρισκόμενο στους πρόποδες του Ερυμάνθου σε υψόμετρο 430 μέτρων περίπου, το οποίο υπάγεται διοικητικά στην Κοινότητα Ελληνικού της Δημοτικής Ενότητας Φαρρών του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου.
Το Αστέρι είναι χωριό της πρώην Επαρχίας Πατρών στο Νομό Αχαΐας και ανήκει στην Κοινότητα Κριθαρακίων του Δήμου Ερυμάνθου.
Η Λίμνη Βεργούρι είναι μικρή λίμνη της Αχαΐας στην περιοχή του οροπεδίου της Ρακίτας. Συχνά αναφέρεται και ως λίμνη του Βεργούρη.
Η Λίμνη Αστερίου είναι μια τεχνητή λίμνη στην Αχαΐα η οποία δημιουργήθηκε την περίοδο 2020-2021 με την ολοκλήρωση του τεχνικού έργου του Φράγματος Πείρου - Παραπείρου. Πήρε την ονομασία της από το παρακείμενο ομώνυμο χωριό κοντά στο οποίο βρίσκονται τα έργα έμφραξης της κοίτης του Παραπείρου ποταμού.
Ο Σειραίος είναι παραπόταμος του Ερύμανθου.