Arvanitsa – Kyriaki, Boeotia, a recreation area among the fir trees 2 hours from Athens
The Arvanitsa, Boeotia is a 30-acre plateau with fir trees, at an altitude of approximately 1,000 m., at the foot of the mountain Helicon (1,748 m.).
It is located between the villages Saint Anna (6 km from Arvanitsa) and Kiriaki (8 km from Arvanitsa), of Municipality of Levadeon.
It is far from Athens just 2 hours, about 125 km, heading towards Livadia. After the Aliarto and the villages Stone and Agia Paraskevi, you will turn towards Saint Anna and continuing for Kiriaki you will find it Arvanitsa.
Cafe-restaurant "Arvanitsa"«
They are suitable for a day trip to the mountain, for walking through the fir trees (Kephallian fir), for playing, picnicking, relaxing in nature. It is an ideal place for families with children as there is a café-restaurant on site.«Arvanitsa» which also has a playground.
Ο Heliconas It is a mountain with rich vegetation and in Arvanitsa you will have the opportunity to collect wild greens, herbs, mushrooms, etc.
The restaurant "«Arvanitsa» features a fireplace, wooden decoration, a warm atmosphere and outdoor picnic tables, a cafeteria and a playground.
Cafe-restaurant "Arvanitsa"«
Open daily after 12 noon for food, such as grilled meats, while on weekends it also serves coffee from 9:30 a.m. (tel.: 6972 831279).
The area attracts hikers and mountaineers. Hellenic Mountaineering Association Sunday (Sunday School). There are 2 hiking trails, with markings: Arvanitsa – Agia Anna and Arvanitsa – Paleovouna (the highest peak of Helicon at 1,748 m.). Information about hiking programs at the offices of E.O.S. Sunday, in Kyriaki, Boeotia, tel. : 6972850602.
In the summer (July) the Sunday School organizes the three-day Arvanitsa Forest Music Festival, with well-known artists.
The festival attracts a lot of people, and you can camp, freely, on the Arvanitsa plateau to enjoy three days of music.
SUNDAY OF VIOTIA
The Kiriaki of Boeotia belongs to the Municipality of Levadea, and is built at an altitude of 850 m. on a slope of Helicon.
On the square of the village with the church of Saint Nicholas, you will find cafes and a few taverns. You will see the small Folklore Museum, with old objects, loom, woven goods, etc. Information for your visit to KEP, tel.: 22670 51800 by appointment (working days and hours) or at a store in central square (for SK).
In Teacher Museum «Nikos G. Gonias» (the village teacher) housed on the ground floor of the Community store (next to the KEP) you will find information about the history of Sunday (during the Occupation he took part in the National Resistance and was burned three times by the Germans, in the years 1943, 1944), and for the flora of Helicon (plants, herbs, etc.).
Information at KEP, tel.: 22670 51800, on working days or after consultation with the teacher Mr. Nikos Gonias, tel.: 22670-51545 and 6949 114237.
At the Helicon, according to mythology, lived and were worshipped by 9 Muses, that's why there are Sources, dedicated to the Muses, and in Sanctuary of the Elkionian Muses, in the Valley of the Muses (Askris area, Thespia, Boeotia).
In Kyriaki you will find excellent Elikona honey, from a local beekeeper (ask in the village and they will point you to the beekeeper's house), and dairy products.
For accommodation there are "Dianthus" Guesthouse« and the Guesthouse «Phlygonion» (https://flygonion.gr).
From Kyriaki to the village Steiri, Boeotia you will come across the Monastery of Saint Luke (11th century), with impressive mosaics of the Post-Byzantine period (it is 22 km from Arvanitsa and 12 km from the Kiriaki). It belongs to World Monuments Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.
Open: winter 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., summer 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., (tel.: 22670 22228, 22670 2130).
THANK YOU
Its members Hellenic Mountaineering Association Sunday (E.O.S. Sunday) for the photos and their valuable help.
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