Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The temple was built in 420 BC by the people of nearby Figalia, who dedicated it to
Apollo Epicurus (the Helper) for delivering them from the plague. Designed by Iktinos,
the architect of the Parthenon, the temple combines Doric and Ionic columns and a single
Corinthian column - the earliest example of this order.
No public buses run to Vasses. You could try to arrange a group to share a taxi.
Sleeping & Eating
For somewhere to eat, try any of the casual tavernas and grill places spread along the
main street.
Epikourios Apollon
HOTEL $$$
( 26260 22840;
www.epikoureios-apollon.gr
; Plateia Agnostopoulou; s/d/tr incl breakfast €40/
60/75; year-round; )
This guesthouse-cum-hotel has simple but cheerful rooms over-
looking the central square or the valley behind.
Information
Both the ATE Bank (with an ATM) and the post office are found near the central square.
Getting There & Away
There are buses to Pyrgos (around €6.20, 1½ hours, two daily except weekends), and to
Athens (€24, two hours, two daily) via Karitena, Megalopoli, Tripoli and Corinth Isth-
mus.
WORTH A TRIP
WINERY STOPOVER
Nemea's wine country is not the only region of the Peloponnese to produce a de-
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, 1km north of Korakohori village and about 15km from Pyrgos, is another
worthwhile winery. This handsome estate produces a dry white Foloi, and a prize-
winning rich red, its flagship Domaine Mercouri. It also runs tours of the grounds
(reservations required).
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