mountain pass
Langada Pass
Legendary mountain road between Sparta and Kalamata, carving through the Langada Gorge over the Taygetus range: hairpins, sheer drops and some of the finest driving scenery in the Peloponnese.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Pellána
Peloponnese, Greece · Europe
About Pellána
Pellána is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Magoúla, 14km from Langada Pass.
Pellána is in Peloponnese, Greece, with about 1,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Magoúla, about 16 km away.
Pellana (; Greek: ἡ Πέλλανα; τὰ Πέλλανα; Πελλήνη; Agis), was a city of ancient Lacedaemonia, on the Eurotas river, and on the road from Sparta to Arcadia.
Pellana is now a village and a municipal unit of the municipality of Sparti, Greece. It was a municipality until the 2011 local government reform. The municipalRead more
unit has an area of 153.763 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Kastoreio. It was called Καλύβια Γεωργίτσι Kalivia Georgitsi (lit. the huts of Georgitsi) until it was renamed after a nearby ancient city in 1932.
Though the site of modern Pellana was clearly occupied in antiquity, it is probably not the site of the ancient Pellana mentioned by Pausanias and other ancient authors. The ancient Pellana was more likely near the modern Sellasia.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Pellána?
Within an hour or so of Pellána: Langada Pass (14 km), Mystras (15 km), Ancient Messene (36 km), Mani Peninsula (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Pellána?
The nearest famous roads are Langada Pass, Galaxidi and Athens Riviera Coastal Road.
Where is Pellána?
Pellána is in Peloponnese, Greece, about 16 km from Magoúla.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,931
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Greece
- Region
- Peloponnese
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
- Coordinates
- 37.2061, 22.3214
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Greece
Tourist police (English-speaking): 171.
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Worth the detour from Pellána
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Mystras
A spectacular fortified Byzantine ghost city on a steep hillside near Sparta, with churches containing precious medieval frescoes.
15 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Ancient Messene
One of Greece's most complete and least-crowded ancient cities: a vast 4th-century-BC site with an intact stadium, theatre, agora and the massive Arcadian Gate, spread below the village of Mavromati.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Mani Peninsula
A wild, remote region of the southern Peloponnese with tower houses, Byzantine churches, and the mythical entrance to Hades at Cape Tainaron.
48 km · about 55 min drive
waterfall
Polylimnio Waterfalls
A hidden gorge in Messenia holding a chain of some 15 waterfalls and jade swimming lakes with names like Kadi and Mavrolimna, linked by ladders and footpaths. Park above Kalochori-Haravgi village and descend into the ravine.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Dimitsana
An amphitheatre of stone mansions stacked above the Lousios Gorge in mountain Arcadia, once a gunpowder workshop for the 1821 revolution. Its open-air water-power museum still runs mills, tanneries and powder wheels.
50 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Palamidi Fortress
A massive Venetian hilltop fortress above Nafplio reached by climbing 999 stone steps, offering sweeping views of the Argolic Gulf.
58 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Nafplio
Greece's first capital, an elegant Venetian-era seaside town in the Peloponnese with the clifftop Palamidi fortress and a castle-topped islet.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Pellána
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- Right hereLangada PassLegendary mountain road between Sparta and Kalamata, carving through the Langada Gorge over the Taygetus range: hairpins, sheer drops and some of the finest driving scenery in the Peloponnese.
Driving in Greece
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.88/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€7.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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