Smynos

Periphery:Peloponnese
Prefecture : Laconia

Laconia

Smynos Municipality

Smynos or Sminos (Greek; Σμήνος ) is a municipality in Laconia, Greece. Population 1917 (2001).

The seat of the municipality is in Agios Nikolaos. The most historic village of the municipality of Smynos is the mountainous village of Kastania. It has two towers (pirgi), in which its inhabitants used to defend themselves against the Ottomans. The village has two coffee shops and attracts tourists in the summer. The largest village in the municipality is Petrina, known for the high quality of its PDO olive oil.

The most prominent site in the municipality is the monastery of Panagia Yiatrissa which attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists and worshipers every year. Other sites of interest include the Vasilitsa forest (on the path of the E4 path), and the network of canyons formed by river Smynos and its tributaties. Traditionally the municipality rarely received tourists, except for visitors to the monastery; in more recent years ecotourism has been on the rise.

Division of the municipality

  • Agios Nikolaos / Δ.δ. Αγίου Νικολάου -- ο Άγιος Νικόλαος [ 212 ]
  • Archontikon / Δ.δ. Αρχοντικού [ 102 ]
    • Archontikon / το [ 69 ]
    • Sina / το Σίνα [ 33 ]
  • Kastania / Δ.δ. Καστανιάς -- η [ 91 ]
  • Kokkina Louria / Δ.δ. Κόκκινων Λουριών -- τα Κόκκινα Λουριά [ 242 ]
  • Melissa / Δ.δ. Μελίσσης -- η [ 100 ]
  • Melitini / Δ.δ. Μελιτίνης [ 242 ]
    • Melitini / η [ 130 ]
    • Agia Marina / η [ 54 ]
    • Lemonea / η Λεμονέα [ 58 ]
  • Palaiovrysi / Δ.δ. Παλαιόβρυσης -- η [ 200 ]
  • Petrina / Δ.δ. Πετρίνας -- η [ 450 ]
  • Prosilion / Δ.δ. Προσηλίου -- το [ 168 ]
  • Selegoudion / Δ.δ. Σελεγουδίου -- το [ 110 ]



Municipalities and communities of the Laconia Prefecture

Asopos | East Mani | Elos | Faris | Geronthres | Gytheio | Krokees | Molaoi | Monemvasia | Mystras | Niata | Oinountas | Oitylo | Pellana | Skala | Smynos | Sparta | Therapnes | Voies | Zarakas

Elafonisos | Karyes

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