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Many of the walking trails pass through the mountain village of Exohorio , which is
perched on the edge of the Vyros Gorge at an altitude of 450m. For nonwalkers the vil-
lage is also accessible by road, and it's a good place to get into a spot of more gentle ex-
ploration. The turn-off to Exohorio is 3km south of Kardamyli.
2407 Mountain Activities OUTDOORS
( 27210 73752; www.2407m.com ) For those who don't want to go it alone, the cool
Action Jacksons at 2407 Mountain Activities offer a range of fabulous activities, includ-
ing hiking (from €30 per person; minimum four people), a rock-climbing centre (on a
real 80m-high rock) and mountain-bike trips (€20 to €30) venturing into 'secret' forested
and rocky regions in and around the Taÿgetos Mountains. A full-day trip to the Taÿgetos
peak costs €100. The owners have cleared old donkey paths and are proud to have a
'traveller, not tourist attitude'. They don't enter villages en masse, for example, and
prefer to stick to their secret locations. The office is halfway along the main street.
Sleeping
There are plenty of domatia signs along the main road. Prices are considerably lower out-
side high season.
Olympia Koumounakou Rooms PENSION $
( 27210 73623; s/d €35/45) Olympia loves her budget travellers (as they do her) and of-
fers clean, comfortable rooms and a communal kitchen.
Volvere Studios (Stratis Bravakos Rooms) APARTMENT $
( 27210 73326; www.yvolvere.gr ; d/tr €40/55) Volvere, directly opposite Olympia, is also
great value for spotless studio apartments with kitchenettes.
Elies APARTMENT $$$
( 27210 73140; www.elieshotel.gr ; 2-person apt €120, 4-person apt €140-170, 6-person apt €220;
) Live out your image of quintessential Greece (dreamy sigh): tasteful provincial-
style stone maisonettes, with stylish 'haven't-missed-a-beat' interiors, all nestled within
an olive grove (which turns into a car park during high season - the only let-down). It's
situated 1km north of the village, a pebble's throw from Ritsa Beach. At a discrete dis-
tance is Elies taverna.
Kalamitsi Hotel HOTEL $$$
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