Elis

Elis is a region in the western part of the Peloponnese, bounded on the north by Achaea, east by Arcadia, south by Messenia, and west by the Ionian Sea.

Cities

 * — Birthplace of the Olympics.
 * — The capital of the Frankish Principality of Achaea in the late Middle Ages.
 * — The gateway to the famous Temple of Epicurian Apollo at Bassae.
 * — A picturesque port and a popular stop for cruise ships.
 * — A mountain village on the southern slope of Mount Erymanthos, which was sacred to Pan.
 * — A spa town and a seaside resort dominated by the imposing Chlemoutsi Castle.
 * — The regional capital.
 * — A beach resort.
 * — A beach resort.

Get in
KTEL Intercity Buses connect Pyrgos and Olimpia to Athens, Ioannina and Thessaloniki via Patras

Daily ferries run from Zante and Kefalonia to the port of Kyllini.

See

 * — One of the most important and most imposing temples of antiquity inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1986.