The
Corinthian
land,
a
place
abundantly
gifted
by
Nature
and
History,
spreads
its
hospitable
arms
at
the
North-eastern
Peloponnesian
part,
keeping
also
a
small
part
of
Central
Greece,
while
it
forms
the
connection
link
between
the
land
of
Pelopas
and
the
rest
of
Greece,
through
the
Isthmus.
It
invites
and
allures
the
visitor,
the
traveller
of
time
and
lands,
to
seek
and
get
to
know
its
multiple
faces,
its
beautiful
beaches,
deep
forests,
mountains,
prairies
and
lakes
and
to
discover
on
its
every
corner,
a
little
or
great
story,
a
rich
tradition
that
gives
to
the
place
a
special
magic,
a
unique
grace
that
leaves
nobody
unaffected.
Corinthia
is
a
land
where
opposites
meet,
yet
opposites
that
compose
the
"best
harmony".
It
has
all
the
graces
of
Times:
Beautiful
and
always
changing
Nature,
endless
and
great
history,
that
is
lost
in
the
Centuries.
It
looks
like
a
miniature
of
Greece.
A
miniature
of
world
a
world
ethical,
created
by
angels.
Loutraki
The
Loutraki
area
spreads
between
the
Corinthian
Gulf
coasts
and
the
Gerania
mountains,
a
land
known
since
antiquity
as,
'Peraia'
(=the
opposite),
a
name
that
was
given
to
it,
by
the
Corinthians.
The
famous
thermal
waters
of
the
area,
(the
ancient
'Thermai'),
always
attracted
many
tourists.
After
1925,
when
the
town
of
Loutraki
was
recognized
as
a
health
resort
and
1928,
when
the
first
Greek
Casino
started
functioning,
the
area
acquired
a
cosmopolitan
glamour
and
its
touristic
development
was
rapid.
Xylokastro
The
town
of
Xylokastro,
that
stands
over
the
western
point
of
Northern
Corinthian,
with
its
perfect
organization
and
beauty,
despite
its
many
and
modern
facilities,
is
very
well
known
for
the
famous
Pefkias,
the
unique
pine-tree
forest
on
the
southern
coast
of
the
Corinthian
Gulf,
as
well
as,
for
the
sparkling
and
crystal
clear
water
of
its
coasts
that
attract
many
tourists.
From
the
beautiful
Xylokastro,
you
can
get
to
know
the
rest
of
the
coastal
zone
until
Derveni,
passing
through
the
villages
near
the
sea,
all
being
simple
and
picturesque,
with
small
one-
or
two-floor
houses
and
an
endless
beach,
that
reaches
almost
their
yards.
Kiato
South
of
the
town
of
Kiato,
lies
ancient
Sikiona,
which
was
inhabited
since
very
early,
according
to
the
myth,
first
by
Gods
and
then
by
mixed
people.
At
that
time,
it
was
called
Mykoni,
and
it
was
here
that
once
the
products
of
land
and
Times,
Gods
and
People,
decided
to
divide
the
goods
of
the
world.
Here
was
when
famous
Prometheus,
stole
fire
for
the
people.
Then,
when
people
were
left
alone
on
this
earth,
they
called
it "Aigialia",
that
is,
'Beach',
and
here
for
the
first
time,
they
joined
their
hands
and
danced
around
the
fire
dances
of
wild
and
orgiastic
nature,
a
fact
that
was
the
beginning
of
theater
and
ancient
tragedy.
After
that,
the
town
was
called
Sikiona,
and
it
became
the
birth
town
of
the
grandfather
of Kleisthenis,
who
later
conceived
the
idea
of
Democracy.
Prefecture
Of
Korinthia,
www.korinthia.gr
Commission
Of
Tourism
Promotion
