Nearby Excursions
 Megalochori
- Palaiokastro ...
From Vathi you can
reach Megalochori.
From Megalochori there is
a small sloping
paved road to the left of
the settlement, which leads -through
olive and fig trees- at Palaiokastro, the
acropolis of Ancient Methana,
with its preserved
volcanic rock walls, dating
from the 4th BC century,
and just below lies the chapel
of St. Nicholas dating from
the 15th century.
Kameni
- Volcano ...
Over
Vathi, the road leads
through a pine forest
to a stunning landscape
where lies hidden the
village of Kameni, with
its white houses
leaning in the black
blocks of lava that are
beneath the volcanic
cone. The tarmac road
continues beyond the
village, where a subtle
sign
shows the path that leads
to the cone of the volcano
that erupted in 273 BC
and described by Pausanias.
Methana ...
Vathi is only 10 minutes
by car from Methana, a costal
town with spa and massage
services and programs.
Ancient
Troizina -
Diavologefiro - Ancient
Tombs of Magoula...
In 15 to 20 minutes
time by car, you can visit
Troizina with the picturesque
Diavologefiro and the Ancient
Tombs of Magoula.
Galatas
- Poros isl.- Aliki -
Lemon tree...
You can reach Galata
from Vathi by car and in
only half an hour. You can
croos over the sea to reach
Poros isl from Galata, by
boat or small ferry
boat or continue to the famous Lemon
tree or to the beach of ALiki.
Hydra
isl.
...
Continuing the route
Galatas - Lemon tree, you
reach Metochi, across Hydra
isl., in about one hour and
15 minutes. You can cross
over to Hydra within 10 minutes
with a sea taxi or with the
boat
"Freedom".
Epidavros
...
Epidavros is only
40 minutes away from Vathi
by car. The performances
in the Ancient Theater of
Epidavros are usually being
done the summer, at the end
of the weekend.
Porto
Cheli -
Kosta - Ermioni - Spetses
isl. ...
Returning to Athens
from the coastal road, half
an hour from Vathi, we reach
the crossroad going left
to Spetses isl. After a road
trip of two hours we reach
Porto Cheli. Turning left
we go to Ermioni and straight
to Kosta. From Kosta you
cross over to Spetses isl.
by a sea taxi or by a
boat in 10 minutes.
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