Diakofto and Kalavryta
Situated in the prefecture
of Archaia in the Peloponnese,
Diakofto (sometimes spelled Diakopto) is thegateway to the mountains around Kalavryta, and poised at the head of the remarkable Vouraikos Gorge.
It is the starting point for the spectacular Rack-and-pinion train journey, which ascends seven hundred metres in
twenty-two kilometres through the Gorge. At the Diakofto railway station and in the nearby railway yards, interesting old trains
can be seen. My pictures on this page show the amazing railway track, streams, caves and ancient bridges, and the rugged rock
walls of the Gorge itself. At the top of the Gorge is the ski town of Kalavryta, known also for the massacre that occurred
there during World War 11. The hands of the old clock on the Cathedral still show 2.34, the time the terrible event began.
It is now a pretty tourist town with fascinating shops and lovely tavernas under shady umbrellas.
 800 Diakofto from Marina DSC06329.JPG |
 801 Marina, Diakofto DSC06328.JPG |
 802 Mountains and Vouraikos Gorge P1060876.JPG |
 803 Orchard and Mountains, Diakofto P1060880.JPG |
 804 Stream, Diakofto DSC06357.JPG |
 805 Ancient Bridge, Diakofto P1060854.JPG |
 806 Mountains, Diakofto P1060831.JPG |
 807 Wild Poppies, Diakofto DSC06344.JPG |
 808 Old Train, Diakofto Station P1060895.JPG |
 809 Rack-and-pinion Train, Diakofto P1060550.JPG |
 810 Rack-and-pinion Train P1060828.JPG |
 811 Wildflowers, Rack-and-pinion Railway DSC06343.JPG |
 812 Into the Vouraikos Gorge P1060841.JPG |
 813 Vouraikos Gorge, Diakofto DSC06364.JPG |
 814 Vouraikos Gorge, Diakofto DSC06386.JPG |
 815 Rock Wall of Gorge P1060817.JPG |
 816 Cave House, Diakofto P1060848.JPG |
 817 Cave House P1060851.JPG |
 818 Through the Mountain P1060609.JPG |
 819 Tunnel, Vouraikos Gorge P1060596.JPG |
 820 Tunnel and Bridge P1060635.JPG |
 821 Tunnels and Overhangs P1060597.JPG |
 822 Through the Mountain P1060811.JPG |
 823 More Tunnels P1060620.JPG |
 824 Rack-and-pinion Track P1060617.JPG |
 825 Zahlorou Station P1060753.JPG |
 826 Mountain Stream P1060790.JPG |
 827 Mountain Stream P1060795.JPG |
 828 Mountain Stream P1060797.JPG |
 829 Mountain Stream P1060798.JPG |
 830 Top of the Gorge, Kalavryta P1060715.JPG |
 831 End of the Line P1060653.JPG |
 832 Kalavryta Station P1060713.JPG |
 833 Main Street Kalavryta P1060699.JPG |
 834 Tourist shop, Kalavryta P1060672.JPG |
 835 Herbal Shop, Kalavryta P1060673.JPG |
 836 Homemade Produce, Kalavryta P1060693.JPG |
 837 Pinnochio, Kalavryta P1060685.JPG |
 838 Stone Building, Kalavryta P1060695.JPG |
 839 Tiny Church, Kalavryta P1060662.JPG |
 840 Kalavryta Cathedral P1060705.JPG |
