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Stemnitsa is a traditional settlement and is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Arcadia, due to its picturesque location and its historical churches and mansions. [2] It is situated at the western edge of the Mainalo mountains, above the left bank of the river Lousios , at about 1050 m elevation.
Samarina is located on an eastern spur of Mount Smolikas, the highest of the Pindus range and the second-highest mountain in all of Greece. At an altitude of 1380–1515 meters (4528' to 4970'), it is considered one of the highest villages in Greece and also one of the highest in the Balkans; its height puts it among soaring settlements such as: Aetomilitsa (Densko) and Seli (Selia).
Is the smallest village of Maratea. It is situated on the hillside of Mount San Biagio. Massa; The name means "the manor farm", this is the largest outlying district of Maratea. Bréfaro; The name means, in ancient Greek, "the high place". This is one of the smaller villages, but it is well known for the production of excellent wine.
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Greece is a mountainous land with thousand of smaller settlements usually with no economic or geopolitical significance, for the country's standards . The last forty years have shown a clear trend of a steady prolonged reduction of population at these smaller settlements, for the benefit of larger cities like Athens and the other prefectural ...
Map showing the dispersion of traditional villages in Greece. Traditional settlements in Greece are considered those settlements that have retained their unchanged image of the past, as well as their local character.
Kritsa (Greek: Κριτσά, romanized: Critsá) is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. During the Middle Ages, it was thought to be the largest village in ...
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