Perachora ( el, Περαχώρα) is an inland settlement in
Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi
Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi ( el, Λουτράκι-Περαχώρα-Άγιοι Θεόδωροι) is a municipality in the Corinthia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Loutraki. The municipality has ...
,
Corinthia
Corinthia ( el, Κορινθία ''Korinthía'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part ...
, in the
region
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of
Peloponnese in
Greece
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. In Antiquity it was called Peiraion.
It is located about 7 km northwest of the town of
Loutraki
Loutraki ( el, Λουτράκι) is a seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth, in Corinthia, Greece. It is located west of Athens and northeast of Corinth. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi. The tow ...
in the foothills of the
Geraneia
Geraneia Mountains or Yerania Ori ( el, Γεράνεια Όρη) are a mountain range in Corinthia and West Attica, Greece. Its highest point is the peak ''Makryplagi'' ( el, Μακρυπλάγι), elevation 1,351 m. It covers the northern part of ...
mountains. Perachora's name is a transformation of the phrase "
Peraia
Peraia, and Peraea or Peræa (from grc, ἡ περαία, ''hē peraia'', "land across") in Classical Antiquity referred to "a community's territory lying 'opposite', predominantly (but not exclusively) a mainland possession of an island state" a ...
Chora" meaning in
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
"the land on the other side" of the
Isthmus of Corinth and the ancient city of
Corinth
Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government refor ...
. Perachora has a population of about 1,200 and it is built 300 metres above sea level.
The remains of the
Heraion of Perachora
The Heraion of Perachora ( el, Ηραίο Περαχώρας) is a sanctuary of the goddess Hera situated in a small cove of the Corinthian gulf at the end of the Perachora peninsula. In addition to a temple of Hera of unusual construction and ant ...
, an ancient temple of
Hera Limenia, are situated at the cape 8 km west of Perachora. The Limni Vouliagmeni lagoon is 6 km west of the village. In the lagoon area the epic movie ''
The 300 Spartans
''The 300 Spartans'' is a 1962 CinemaScope epic film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese. The working title was ''Lion of Sparta''. It ...
'' was filmed in 1962. The area around the village has typically agricultural Mediterranean scenery with green-silver olive trees being the single most important crop. Extended
pine
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forests exist in some of the surrounding mountains, sometimes reaching the coast. Notable local products include virgin olive oil and natural pine
resin
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.
Historical population
References
External links
www.perahora.grGTP Travel Pages
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Populated places in Corinthia
Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi