Athanasia Chrysafis Biska

The town of Kalavryta in the Prefecture of Achaia is a historic and beautiful Peloponnesian destination for all seasons.

Renowned for its spectacular train journey via Odontotos ('tooth-train'), its stunning natural beauty, its underground cave lakes and its famous Kalavrita Ski Resort, fewer places in Greece can match the Peloponnesian mountain town.

 Kalavryta undoubtedly has a special place in the hearts of Greeks for its role in the national struggle against the Ottoman rule.

 Just a few kilometers outside the town set in beautiful surroundings on the side of a pine-covered mountain is the Monastery of Agia Lavra, where the first flag of freedom was raised by Bishop Germanos of Patras under the motto "Freedom or Death."