Agroville and the wider area of Agroville are protected under the NATURA 2000 scheme, as the region has an array of environmental and ecological values, highly worth of consideration and protection.
More specifically, the Barbas and Klokos Mountains and the Selinounda Canyon form a protected biodiversity habitat hosting over 139 distinct species of animals and plants, including several eagle species, which are either threatened or close to extinction.
In these locations one can encounter the last remaining vultures in Peloponnese, and several predator bird species, including Golden Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Horned Owls, Lesser Kestrels, Woodpeckers, Scops Owls, Owls and Barn Owls. At the Osios Leontios and Taxiarches Monasteries one of the last vulture habitats exist.
At the Rakita Lake you will encounter Alpine Newts. Alpine Newt is an amphibious with a length of 8-12 cm and looks like a small dragon. It lives in high mountains, lakes and ponds. Agroville is the southernmost point in Europe where Alpine Newts have been encountered.
You will admire exquisite biological formations and landscapes of particular natural beauty, such as the Selinounda canyon, the Osios Leontios rock, the Gerakovouni rock and the peaks of Klokos and Barbas Mountains.
Furthermore, you have the opportunity to visit cultural heritage sites of immense historical and religious significance, such as the Aghia Lavra Monastery, the temple of Artemis, the Monastery of Osios Leontios and other sites linked with Greek civilization and Christianity.
Our location is unique from a geological point of view as well, filled with limestone and tertiary deposits which dominate the landscape and put their marks on the physiography and character of the wider area.
Several wonders of nature are present in the area, hence its inclusion in the NATURA 2000 scheme. We are more than glad to both present them and invite you to see them live before your eyes.
Read more about our region and Natura 2000 scheme in our blog……
