Route

3 day

Three-day trip from Kyparissia

Point of Departure:
Kyparissia
Routes

OVERVIEW

1Η DAY:

On the paths of the freedom fighters. Theodoros Kolokotronis, Papatrsoraoi, Giannakis Gritzalis, Mitropetrovas. 

Birthplaces, hideouts, outposts, places of residence of great freedom fighters, before and after Revolution, such as Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770-1843), Dimitris Papatsoris (1770-1835), Giannakis Gritzalis (1791-1834), Mitropetrovas (1745-1838).

Special emphasis is given to the villages of Soulima (Soulimochoria), the land of Dredes, who were Arvanites, famous for their bravery and hardened way of life.

2Η DAY:

Monasteries of the Revolution. Monastery of Agios Nikitas Sella, Voulkanou Monastery

Historic monasteries that played an important role during the Revolution.

3Η DAY:

The traces left behind by Ibrahim...

Villages, fortresses, tambourines, battlefields, monuments connected with the military operations of Ibrahim Pasha’s Ottoman Egyptian expeditionary force, during his stay in the Peloponnese

(February 1825 – October 1828): Ibrahim’s occupation of Sfaliktria (April 26, 1825) and of Niokastro (May 6, 1825); the battles at Schinolakka (March 16-17, 1825), Kremmidia (April 7, 1825) and Maniaki (May 20, 1825); the Battle of Navarino (October 27, 1827).