The village Langadia is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east of Lefkochori, 10 km north of Dimitsana and 36 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village. The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. It is known for its local weaving mill.
Langadia used to be famous in Greece mainly because of its builders (called pelekanoi), that made stone-built houses all over the Peloponnese peninsula, and especially in Mani. Kanellos Deligiannis, one of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, was born here.
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What a view.
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
Wow - what an impressive view!
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Love the Mediterranian coast for views like these! Oh, this makes me like to go again:)
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful, Nick ... and I love getting some history with it. Makes it that much more interesting.
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
It looks beautiful, but I don´t want to live at the top :)
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed at how they build on the mountain slope. It's a lovely village. Thank you for sharing.
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