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'''Paralia Platanou''' (i.e. Platanos Beach, ''Παραλία Πλατάνου'' in Greek), lies on the seashore exactly below Platanos village, yet with time the plain name 'Platanos' (without the geographical term 'Paralia') has been attributed more to the village on the beach rather than to the original village above which is for a long time now commonly referred to as 'Pano' or 'Ano' (for Upper) Platanos. |
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The entrance to the village is found shortly after ''Kryoneri Bay'' on the 155th km of the Old National ''Corinth-Patras'' Road and the exit roughly about 3 km further down along it. |
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|name_local = Παραλία Πλατάνου |
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|periph = [[West Greece]] |
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|periphunit = [[Achaea]] |
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|municipality = [[Aigialeia]] |
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|municunit = [[Akrata]] |
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|pop_community = 216 |
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|population_as_of = 2021 |
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|elevation = 10 |
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'''Paralia Platanou''' ({{langx|el|Παραλία Πλατάνου}}, English: "[[Platanos, Achaea|Platanos]] beach"), is a village and a community of the municipality [[Aigialeia]], southwestern Greece.<ref>[https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/oikmet_details.php?id=20798 Παραλία Πλατάνου (Αχαΐας)], EETAA local government changes</ref> It is situated on the [[Coast|seashore]] of the [[Gulf of Corinth]] below [[Platanos, Achaea|Platanos]] village. The entrance to the village is found a short distance beyond Kryoneri Bay, on the 155th km (97th mile) of the Old National Corinth-Patras Road at a designated [[Interchange_(road)#Terminology|exit]]. It is served by [[Platanos railway station]] on the line from Kiato to Aigio. |
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Paralia Platanou is three times the size and twice the population of its mother village, owing its development to its proximity to the seashore and hence to the large number of people who visit it on a regular basis in the summer as well as in Easter holidays and Christmas. |
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Noted beaches are [[Avgolemono]] (153rd km/98th mile), Liontari (160th km/100th mile), and the neighbouring Punta Beach, below Trapeza village. |
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Platanos is famous for its natural [[Artesian aquifer|Artesian spring]] water, and for Λιοντάρι (Liontari, i.e. a natural, house-sized [[rock formation|rocky formation]] in the shape of a lion at the western end of the village on the edge of a mountain slope. |
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In Platanos there are four Taverns ['Paralia'(alias Trahanas), 'Ippokampos'(alias Giannakos), 'Folia'(alias Panagis) and 'Agapi'] and the beautiful Cafe-Restaurant 'Ostria' (alias Lykourgos) which is also the main daytime gathering place. For wild days and nights out, the cozy beach club 'Corral' (about 2 km outside Platanos towards Diakofto) is an ideal proposal. |
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Platanos is famous for its natural Artesian (Springing) water and Λιοντάρι (Liontari, i.e. |
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a natural rocky formation in the shape of a lion (or buffalo some say..) at the Western end of the village horizon which is approximately the size of a two-storey house and stands on the edge of the mountain slope rising from the sea above the Old National Road level. |
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--[[User:Dpantekis|Dpantekis]] ([[User talk:Dpantekis|talk]]) 08:00, 14 April 2008 (UTC) |
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[[Category:Populated places in Achaea]] |
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[[Category:Aigialeia]] |
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[[Category:Beaches of Greece]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 30 October 2024
Paralia Platanou
Παραλία Πλατάνου | |
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  Paralia Platanou | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′16″N 22°16′23″E / 38.171°N 22.273°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Aigialeia |
| Municipal unit | Akrata |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 216 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Paralia Platanou (Greek: Παραλία Πλατάνου, English: "Platanos beach"), is a village and a community of the municipality Aigialeia, southwestern Greece.[2] It is situated on the seashore of the Gulf of Corinth below Platanos village. The entrance to the village is found a short distance beyond Kryoneri Bay, on the 155th km (97th mile) of the Old National Corinth-Patras Road at a designated exit. It is served by Platanos railway station on the line from Kiato to Aigio.
Noted beaches are Avgolemono (153rd km/98th mile), Liontari (160th km/100th mile), and the neighbouring Punta Beach, below Trapeza village.
Platanos is famous for its natural Artesian spring water, and for Λιοντάρι (Liontari, i.e. a natural, house-sized rocky formation in the shape of a lion at the western end of the village on the edge of a mountain slope.
References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Παραλία Πλατάνου (Αχαΐας), EETAA local government changes