Andravida-Kyllini

Kyllini … A large port connecting the Peloponnese with Zakynthos and Kefalonia. It is located 43 km northwest of Pyrgos. During Frankish rule it was very prosperous and was called Glarentza, Clarentza or Clarendia.
It is worth visiting the Byzantine monastery of Panagia Blacherna (12th century) with magnificent frescoes, the chapel of the Ascension and the lighthouse on the islet of Kafkalida.
12 km from Kyllini lies Loutra, a tourist resort known since antiquity for its thermal springs.
The feast takes place on September 8, in Our Lady of Vlacherna. Simple description