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Megalochori, Methana

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Country
  
Greece

Regional unit
  
Islands

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Elevation
  
113 m

Area code
  
22980

Administrative region
  
Attica

Municipal unit
  
Methana

Postal code
  
180 30

Local time
  
Saturday 12:51 AM

Municipality
  
Troizinia-Methana

Megalochori, Methana

Weather
  
10°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 67% Humidity

Megalochori (Greek: Μεγαλοχώρι) is a village and a community in the western part of the volcanic Methana peninsula, Greece. It is located 3 km northwest of Methana town. The community consists of the villages Megalochori, Vathy, Kaimeni Chora and Megalo Potami. The ancient Acropolis of Methana, which was described by Pausanias, is located near Megalochori. Formerly the village was called Katoundi Imati, Albanian for "large village".

Contents

Map of Megalochori 180 30, Greece

The volcano

Near Megalochori is located the village Kammeni Chora. In this place the last volcanic eruption of Methana Volcano happened between 277 and 240 B.C., during the times of Antigonus Gonatas, king of Macedonia.

References

Megalochori, Methana Wikipedia