TROPAIA IS A BEAUTIFUL, LITTLE TOWN IN GORTYNIA (PELOPONNESUS). TODAY IT IS THE CENTRE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TROPAIA. IT'S TRADITIONAL COLOUR COMBINED WITH THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE LANDSCAPE COMPOSE AN IDEAL DESTINATION FOR THE VISITORS.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF REMARKABLE PLACES IN TROPAIA, LIKE THE CENTRAL SQUARE ,THE STONE SCHOOL OR THE CHURCHES OF VIRGIN MARY AND ST.GEORGE (BUILT IN 1887),THAT IT IS WORTH TO ADMIRE.

NOWADAYS IN TROPAIA LIVE 800 PEOPLE.

THIS BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE HAS A LONG HISTORY IT BEGINS IN 2200 B.C. WHEN THE WHOLE REGION WAS INHABITED BY ANCIENT TRIBES.
DURING MEDIEVAL TIMES IN THE SAME PLACE WAS BUILT THE TOWN "VERVITSA". THE NAME WAS GIVEN BY SLAV, WHO IN THE SAME TIME USED THE NAME "AKOVA" FOR THE TOWN. IT’S LAST NAME WAS GIVEN TO THE CASTLE OF AKOVA. IN OUR DAYS THE RUINS OF THE CASTLE COMPOSE AN ADMIRABLE SIGHT.
 

THE CURRENT NAME OF THE TOWN TROPAIA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 20TH CENTURY.
 

TODAY THE MUNICIPALITY OF TROPAIA OFFERS PLENTY OF SIGHTS. SOME OF THEM ARE THE SOURCES OF RIVER LADONAS, THE CASTLE OF AKOVA, THE BRIDGE OF THE DAME AND MANY OTHERS, THE LOVERS OF NATURE AND TRADITION WILL BE EXCITED BY THEIR VISIT THERE. THE WAY UP TO TROPAIA IS FULL OF WONDERFUL PICTURES OF NATURAL BEAUTY. THE TRADITIONAL VILLAGES THAT WE PASS LEVIDI, VYTINA, LAGADIA AND LEFKOHORI WILL IMPRESS YOU.
YOU WILL FIND TROPAIA, ONLY 5 KM AFTER THE CROSSROAD.

YOU SHOULD STOP TO ADMIRE THE WONDERFUL VIEW.

JUST 10KM. AWAY FROM TROPAIA IS LADONAS DAM. IT IS BUILT IN 1955 BY AN ITALIAN COMPANY AS COMPENSATION AFTER THE WAR. THE WHOLE LANDSCAPE IS IMPRESSIVE ATTRACTS A LARGE NUMBER OF TOURISTS EVERY YEAR.

THE DAM'S HEIGHT REACHES 50M.  IN FRONT OF IT LIES THE ARTIFICIAL LAKE WITH SURFACE 6000STRM.IT IS PERMITTED TO TRAVERSE THE LAKE WITH A KAYAK. DURING SUMMER, WHEN WATER'S LEVEL IS LOWER YOU CAN SEE "THE BRIDGE OF THE DAME" (BUILT IN 13TH CENTURY) WHICH REMAINS COVERED BY WATER THE REST OF THE YEAR.

ONE MORE REMARKABLE SIGHT ONLY 3.5KM AWAY FROM TROPAIA IT IS THE CASTLE OF AKOVA.

YOU CAN ADMIRE THE RUINS OF THE CASTLE WITH ARE MAINTAINED. THE CASTLE WAS BUILT IN 1250 AND CONSTITUTED A POWERFUL BARONY CENTRE OF PELOPONNESUS. DURING ITS HISTORICAL COURSE, MANY CONQUERORS CLAIMED IT.

NOWADAYS THE CASTLE NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED INTO "THE CASTLE OF MONOVYSA"(MEANING ONE BREAST WOMAN) BASED ON THE LEGEND OF AN AMAZON WHO LEADED THE KNIGHTS OF THE CASTLE.
THE CASTLE IS ALSO KNOWN WITH THE NAME "THE CASTLE OF THE DAME".