Gastoúni
This little town in the Peloponnese with a 12th-century Byzantine church of the Dormition in its Katholiki quarter — renovated in 1702 and one of the area's more significant surviving examples of Byzantine architecture. Gastouni served as a strategic point in the Frankish Principality of Achaea, when it was known as La Gastogne, and later as a provincial capital under Ottoman rule. The surrounding plain is dense with vineyards, olive groves, and orchards, and the Ionian Sea lies a short distance to the west.
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- Population8,114
- Nearest water from center 1.4 km0.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 11 km6.9 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Gastoúni: quick answers
Where is Gastoúni?
Gastoúni is in Ηλεία, Greece, about 41 km25 miles in a straight line from Olympia.
How do you get to Gastoúni?
The nearest airport is Andravida (PYR), about 14 min away by road. The nearest train station is Πύργος, about 29 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Gastoúni?
The warmest month is August, averaging 27°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 10°C51°F. The wettest month is November, with about 145 mm5.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Gastoúni?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 cafés and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.