FROM ATHENS / FROM KALAMATADirections FROM KOPANAKI To get to The Ark in Ancient Phigaleia from Kopanaki involves crossing the Neda river, the only Greek river with a female name (in honour of the nymph Neda, a water diety). The Neda flows through a deep gorge so be prepared for a steep descent followed by an even steeper ascent with some challenging hairpin bends on the other side. But also look forward to some really impressive scenery and unusual sights, like a hunter on the look out for wild boar or a tortoise following the road markings to Ancient Phigaleia.
xAdmire the gorge from its southern summit
Say hello to the hunters
yWatch out for rocks on the road
Move tortoises in danger
Keep an eye out for herds of goats
Hermanii tortoises Kopanaki
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