Kalavryta
This small mountain town in the Achaea region of Greece, Kalavryta sits on the bank of the Vouraikos river at the foot of the Aroania (Chelmos) range and serves as the southern terminus of the Diakopto-Kalavryta rack railway, built by Italian engineers between 1885 and 1895. Despite its modest size, it has a lively café and restaurant scene and several historic churches, with Mount Erymanthos and Mount Chelmos offering mountain terrain in the wider municipality.
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- Population1,629
- Nearest water from center 0.9 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Kalavryta: quick answers
Where is Kalavryta?
Kalavryta is in Αχαΐα, Greece, about 41 km25 miles in a straight line from Patras.
How do you get to Kalavryta?
The nearest airport is Patras (GPA), about 1 hr 52 min away by road. The nearest train station is Διακοπτό, about 50 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kalavryta?
The warmest month is August, averaging 22°C72°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C38°F. The wettest month is December, with about 117 mm4.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kalavryta?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 11 restaurants, 9 cafés and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.