Sightseeing in Leonidio (Arcadia)
Leonidion (capital of the Municipality of South Kynouria and Tsakonia) is the last city of Southeast Arcadia. Very close to the sea, located in a magnificent setting, combining fertile plain with large and very steep mountains.
In Leonidion the traditional architecture is preserved in the city center. The mansions, many in the form of tower, which exist throughout the region proves it. Typical is the Tower Tsikalioti from the Ottoman era, which is one of the oldest buildings of the whole Peloponnesus, the Tower of Politimou and the tower-house of Noufris.
There are also many important religious monuments such as churches, the metropolis of Virgin Mary, St. Catherine, St. Kyriaki etc.
You can also visit the cave of "Dionysus", the three windmill on a hill in the city, to walk in the forest of Dendrokedrou (which is unique throughout Europe), the ravine of Dafnona and the beautiful villages in unique ways of Parnonas (village Amygdala Peleta etc.).