METHANA

The Methana town is a coastal resort area, often unknown to the most. It is a romantic destination, mainly for family and alternative tourism, where simplicity, contact with nature and clean beaches prevails. It is an area which lacks the intense tourism environment, but is ideal for those looking for real relaxation, tranquility and the desire to explore the area inch by inch and discover its true beauty. Methana is a wonderful destination, a breath away from Athens, ideal place for family and safe holiday, where you can improve your health and walk paths in untouched natural surroundings and simultaneously have fun with sailing, upbeat, canoe and kayak slalom at the Yacht Club Methana. All the shops of Methana, traditional restaurants-taverns, ouzo-taverns, cafe, bar and beach bar are located on the promenade, with tables on the sea front, for beautiful nights. Futhermore, Methana has good tourist infrastructure and though not distinguished for its nightlife, there are youth hangouts, which will satisfy you perfectly.

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VOLCANO

The volcano of Methana belongs in the volcanic arc of southern Aegean, is found in the westerner of utmost and allocates important geothermal potential, no however completely searched. It had intense volcanic activity between period 276 until 239 B.C., from reports of ancient historians Stravona, Paysania and Obidioy. The way to the crater becomes from a path engraved in the lava and constitutes a beautiful experience of ascent. In the beginning it is moved in the base of hill and afterwards it gains abruptly height and it leads us, after 30 thinly roughly, to the crater of volcano. In the end of path exists an impressive cavernous shaping, that is often reported as “crater” without it is. We continue also reaching in the heart of crater us it waits for a pleasant cool surprise. In the peninsula have been recorded thirty craters, with the last recording it becomes in 1987 and it concerns submarine crater of in-depth 200 metres. The bigger land crater is found in the place Throni, westwards the city of Methana.

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In the peninsula of Methana the morphology of territory presents lively the volcanic origin of peninsula. This physiology of soil helped in is created in the region of peninsula a very beautiful green all around environment, between the hills, the valleys and her low plateau.

THERMAL BATHS

The Therapeutical sources of Methana are result of volcanic action, famed for thousands years for their effective and redeeming effect in the health and the beauty. Texts of Paysania, Stravona, Obidioy they testify the existence and their fame from the ancient years. The nature amply gave away in therapeutically waters of Methana precious components in big quantities and enormous therapeutic importance, fact that justifies the uniqueness and their separate place in the history of therapeutically sources, not only her Greece otherwise also Europe. The waters that they spurt from the sources “transport”, many precious trace elements of metals and mining that offer unique attributes of treatment of many diseases and more general invigoration of organism of each age.

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Sulfur springs they are found in the region of Saint Anargyron (34-36C) and chlorinated in the region of Saint Nikolaou (39-42C).

CARNIVAL

Methana is a wonderful destination, a breath away from Athens, ideal place for family and safe holiday, where you can improve your health and walk paths in untouched natural surroundings and simultaneously have fun with sailing, upbeat, canoe and kayak slalom at the Yacht Club Methana.At Methana there is and organized and very safe marina for those with private boats to moor. Also Methana are offered for sports and water activities, through the Nautical Club of Methana. Futhermore, Methana has good tourist infrastructure and though not distinguished for its nightlife, there are youth hangouts, which will satisfy you perfectly. All the shops of Methana, traditional restaurants-taverns, ouzo-taverns, cafe, bar and beach bar are located on the promenade, with tables on the sea front, for beautiful nights.

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