Kalavryta CogTrain Anci.Corinth Private Tour from Athens/Nafplio
We visit Kalavryta and surrounding areas as travelers, not as tourists. We get as excited as you to travel, to enjoy the history & scenery.
Schedule is flexible, but most importantly our drivers are seasoned travelers and are dedicated to helping you live the tour of your life, a combination of Nature and History.
This private tour takes you via Corinth Canal (short stop) to Peloponnese. Continue to Diakopto, from where you will take the cog railway, a unique train ride via Vouraikos Gorge to Kalavryta. From train station we drive to Agia Lavra monastery. Return to Kalavryta, explore village (visit Holocaust Museum), return in Athens by car this time. On the way we will stop at Mega Spileo Monastery (the oldest in Greece). Continue to Corinth for our last stop. Visit site/ museum
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Corinth Canal, Isthmia, Loutraki 201 00 Greece
The marvelous man-made Corinth canal connecting the Aegean and Ionian seas, as well as the Peloponnese peninsula with the central part of Greece.
More than 2500 workers digging 6.400m for twelve years (from 1881 to 1893). Stop for photography, walk across on a pedestrian bridge and admire the canal from 80 m high
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Diakopto, Diakopto, Achaea Region, West Greece
Diakopto is a town and a former municipality in Achaea / Peloponnese. The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, near the mouth of the Vouraikos river and at the lower end of the Vouraikos Gorge.
From Diakopto train station you will buy your tickets for this unique rack rail way train to Kalavryta. Train fee 10€ (Diakopto- Kalavryta/ one way) For weekends or holidays, please purchase your tickets online in prior time.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Diakopto 250 03, Greece
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a train journey as spectacular as that of the rack railway that links the seaside village of Diakopto to picturesque Kalavryta.
Take the Diakopto–Kalavryta Railway, an historic 750 mm gauge cog railway in Greece. It runs 22 km (14 mi) through the Vouraikos Gorge, stopping on route at Zachlorou.
It is one of the most beautiful natural sights plus one of the most spectacular railway rides. The little train travels through streams, climbing the majestic narrow gorge, up into the mountains, through bridges and tunnels, over waterfalls, along cliffs and through forest of pine and oak trees. When the incline gets really steep it switches form regular track to a cog system.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes
Stop At: Kalavryta, Kalavryta, Achaea Region, West Greece
Kalavryta a popular traditional mountain village. Visit Museum & town.
In early December 1943, the German Army's 117th Jäger Division began a mission named Unternehmen Kalavryta (Operation Kalavryta), intending to encircle Greek Resistance fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta. During the operation, 78 German soldiers, who had been taken prisoner by the partisans in October, were executed by their captors. In response, the commander of the German division, General Karl von Le Suire personally ordered the "severest measures" — the killing of the male population of Kalavryta — on 10 December 1943.
Operation Kalavryta was mounted from six cities: Patras, Aigion, and Cornith on the Gulf of Corinth and from Argos, Pyrgos and Tripolis in central Peloponnese. All "Battle-Groups" were aimed at Kalavryta, although the divisions from Pyrgos, Argos, and Corinth returned to their bases soon after.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Agia Lavra Monastery, Kalavrita 250 01 Greece
Agia Lavra is a monastery near Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. It was built in 961 AD, on Chelmos Mountain, at an altitude of 961 meters, and can be described as the symbolic birthplace of modern Greece. It stands as one of the oldest monasteries in the Peloponnese. It was burnt to the ground in 1585 by the Turks
It is famously linked with the Greek War of Independence, since it was here that the call for Eleftheria 'ι Thanatos (Ελευθερία ή θάνατος) was first heard on 25 March 1821, launching the revolution against the Ottoman Empire.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: The Municipal Museum of the Kalavryta Holocaust, 1-5 Sigrou Achaia, Kalavrita 250 01 Greece
Kalavryta a popular traditional mountain village. Visit Museum & town.
In early December 1943, the German Army's 117th Jäger Division began a mission named Unternehmen Kalavryta (Operation Kalavryta), intending to encircle Greek Resistance fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta. During the operation, 78 German soldiers, who had been taken prisoner by the partisans in October, were executed by their captors. In response, the commander of the German division, General Karl von Le Suire personally ordered the "severest measures" — the killing of the male population of Kalavryta — on 10 December 1943.
Operation Kalavryta was mounted from six cities: Patras, Aigion, and Cornith on the Gulf of Corinth and from Argos, Pyrgos and Tripolis in central Peloponnese. All "Battle-Groups" were aimed at Kalavryta, although the divisions from Pyrgos, Argos, and Corinth returned to their bases soon after.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mega Spileo Monastery, Kato Zachlorou, Kalavrita Greece
The monastery is located in a large cave in a sheer cliff, where the western slopes of Mount Chelmos drop down to the gorge of the Vouraikos river. The cave was known in antiquity, and the geographer Pausanias reports that the daughters of Proetus found refuge there during their madness. In the first Christian centuries, Christian hermits occupied the cave.
According to tradition, the monastery is one of the oldest in Greece, reputedly founded in 362 by the Thessalonian brothers Symeon and Theodore, who with the help of Euphrosyne (a local shepherdess, honored as saint for her part in these events) discovered in the cave the icon of the Theotokos painted by Luke the Evangelist.
Several of the monks became members of the Filiki Etaireia and took part in the Greek War of Independence. On 8 December 1943, the German 117th Jäger Division destroyed the monastery and executed 22 monks and visitors as part of reprisals that culminated a few days later with the Massacre of Kalavryta.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos), Argous 105 Ancient Korinthos village, Corinth 200 07 Greece
Here are the remains of Ancient Corinth, one of the largest cities in Ancient Greece. Walking in the ancient City of Corinth is like to walk back in time. For Christians, Corinth is well known from the two letters of Saint Paul in the New Testament, First and Second Corinthians. Corinth is also mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as part of the Paul the Apostle's missionary travels.
Combined ticket for Ancient Corinth is 8€ for summer or 4€ for winter (Ticket Includes Museum)
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Athens, Athens, Attica
Return to Athens this time by car. Tour is private, if you wish other location (up to prior request & agreement)
Informacion Adicional
"Infant seats available"
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Train fee 10€ (Diakopto- Kalavryta/ one way) For weekends or holidays, purchase your tickets online in advance. Your return from Kalavryta to Athens or Nafplion, it will be by car, so will see another view of the mountain and we will have the chance to visit the Monastery of Mega Spilaeon, the oldest in Peloponnese."
"You Have the options of 3 different Vehicles types: Sedan up to 3 adults or family of 4 (2 adults + 2 kids - up to 11 years old free) - Minivan ( from 1 to 7 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free ) - Minibus ( from 1 to 14 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free). Price varies by Group Size or Vehicle type."
"Your tour is private & flexible and available from/ to Athens or from/ to Nafplio. However we only request to have in mind the agreement hours. But if you like to extend it, please make a fair arrangement with your tour driver/ leader. Additional charge per hour is 30€ (Sedan) - 45€ (Minivan) - 60€ (Minibus)."
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duração: 10 Hours
Ponto de partida: Traveler pickup is offered
For Private Tours: Traveler pickup/drop off is offered from/to your hotel/apartment in/ from Athens center up to 7 km, at the arranged time of your tour departure or your tour return.
We recommend that the tour starts at 07:30 am or earlier in summer time
If for any reason this is not convenient, you can adjust the time according to your needs.
Additional charge is applicable *15€ per way/ per vehicle from longer pickup/drop off locations, more than 7 km from Athens city center.
*Piraeus Port (distance 12km), *Piraeus Cruise Terminal (Distance 13km)
This charge does not Include: **Airport (distance 36km) or **Lavrio Port (distance 75km)
**This is under prior agreement with the agent's office
Cancelamentos e reembolsos:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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