Argolis or Argolida (Greek: Αργολίδα Argolída, [arɣoˈliða]; Ἀργολίς Argolís, in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece.It is part of the region of Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tripoint area of Argolis, Arcadia and Corinthia.Much of the territory of this region is situated in the ...

Corinthia borders on Achaea to the west and southwest, the Gulf of Corinth and Attica to the north, the Saronic Gulf to the east, Argolis to the south and Arcadia to the southwest. The Corinth Canal, carrying ship traffic between the Ionian and the Aegean seas, is about 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Corinth, cutting through the Isthmus of Corinth.Corinthia is increasingly seen as part of the …

In classical Greece, Lerna (Greek: Λέρνη) was a region of springs and a former lake near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos.Even though much of the area is marshy, Lerna is located on a geographically narrow point between mountains and the sea, along an ancient route from the Argolid to the southern Peloponnese; this location may have resulted in the …

Pieria (Greek: Πιερία) is one of the regional units of Greece located in the southern part of the Region of Central Macedonia, within the historical province of Macedonia.Its capital is the town of Katerini.The name Pieria originates from the ancient Pieres tribe. In Pieria, there are many sites of archeological interest, such as Dion, Pydna, Leivithra and Platamonas.

Volos (Greek: Βόλος) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330 kilometres (205 miles) north of Athens and 220 kilometres (137 miles) south of Thessaloniki.It is the sixth most populous city of Greece, and the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region. Volos is also the only outlet to the sea from Thessaly, the …

The Peloponnese Region (Greek: Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου, romanized: Periféria Peloponnísou, [periˈferia pelopoˈnisu]) is a region in southern Greece.It borders Western Greece to the north and Attica to the north-east. The region has an area of about 15,490 square kilometres (5,980 square miles). It covers most of the Peloponnese peninsula, except for the …

Skopelos (Greek: Σκόπελος, ) is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea.Skopelos is one of several islands which comprise the Northern Sporades island group, which lies east of the Pelion peninsula on the mainland and north of the island of Euboea.It is part of the Thessaly region. Skopelos is also the name of the main port and the municipal center of the island.

Lasithi (Greek: Λασίθι) is the easternmost regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion.Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, the other major towns being Ierapetra and Sitia.The mountains include the Dikti in the west and the Thrypti in the east. The Sea of Crete lies to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south.. To the east of the village of Elounda lies the island of ...

Messenia or Messinia (/ m ə ˈ s iː n i ə / mə-SEE-nee-ə; Greek: Μεσσηνία) is a regional unit (perifereiaki enotita) in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece.Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a prefecture (nomos) covering the same territory.The capital and largest city of Messenia is Kalamata

Argos (altgriechisch Ἄργος, vermutlich etwa „hell“ bedeutend, anfangsbetont im Unterschied zum endbetonten ἀργός „träge“) steht für: . Orte in der antiken Geographie: Argos (Stadt), Hauptstadt der Argolis und ein Zentrum der mykenischen Kultur Titularbistum Argos, auf diese Stadt zurückgehendes römisch-katholische Titularbistum ...