Paliochori: trails, history, facilities, routes

Paliochori

Paliochori, the "old village", is a small settlement near Dimitsana, built on the edge of a large plateau. Endowed with a mild climate and abundant water from the Agiannis springs, Paliohori was "the orchard" of the wider area up to Vytina (apparently for this reason the village is also referred to as Prasinochori - "the green village").

Paliochori

Local people remember that even after the WWII, when Vytina had a daily trade with Tripoli, once a week a small caravan of mules and donkeys would set off at midnight from Paliohori to arrive at down, after a 6-hour trip, in the center of Vytina, at the moment when the weekly bazaar opening. Even today the place is cultivated with fruit and vegetables, supplying the shops of Dimitsana.

Paliochori
The cemetery church of Agii Apostoloi

Although only 20 inhabitants live in the village today, the approximately 50 houses of Paliohori and the parish church of Agioi Apostoloi are in good condition. A paved alley leads to the chapel of Agioi Anargyri, where the more than thousand-year-old Plane tree is associated with past and present events of the 1821 Revolution period.

Hiking around Paliochori

The guide Mt Menalon topoguide includes all hiking routes that cross Paliochori.

Text and photos by T. Adamakopoulos

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A guide to Mt Menalon

The most comprehensive companion to the nature, the history, the mmonuments and the trails of Mt Menalon is the digital guide Mt Menalon topoguide.

Mt Menalon topoguide is available for Android devices as one of the dozens of available region of Greece via the topoguide Greece application. Mt Menalon is a member of the Peloponnese group. Get the Mt Menalon guide as an in-app purchase through the app.

Mt Menalon topoguide is also available for iOS (iPhone & iPad) devices via the application Topoguide Greece. Get the Mt Menalon guide as an in-app purchase through the app, found in the Peloponnese group.

topoguide Greece offers active navigation along the trails, as well as a comprehensive guide to the geography, the nature and the culture of the area.