The Ionian Beach Hotel is an ideal family seaside holiday village set in beautiful and peaceful countryside on the north western shores of The Peloponnese.
UK visitors usually fly into Athens and either pick up a hire car for the 2 and a half hour journey to the beach hotel, or take one of our specially arranged taxi/minibus transfers. Approximately half the road journey is on modern motorways followed by good, fast ‘A’ roads along the northern Peloponnese, often with stunning views across the gulf.
Other international airports within reach include Araxos, Preveza and Zante. Also nearby is the international ferry port of Patras.
Although the Ionian Beach Hotel is located in a relatively remote and tranquil setting, there are several local villages within easy reach and the bustling city of Patras is only a 30 minute drive away. Access by public transport: Train or express bus to Patras / Kato Achaia.
Killini Port & Chlemoutsi Castle
Just 50km from the Ionian Beach Hotel is the port of Killini, connecting the Peloponnese with the islands of Zante and Kefalonia. Just 7 km away is Chlemoutsi Castle, from which one can enjoy the view of the Ionian Sea.
Ancient Olympia
The birthplace of the Olympic games. Olympia is the birth place of the most important games of ancient Greece held in honor of Zeus. The site receives international focus every four years with the ceremony of lighting the Olympic flame, which is then carried to the part of the world where the Olympic Games are held. Another world heritage site with extensive ruins, an archaeological museum and interesting Olympic heritage centre. . The ancient ruins sit north of the Alfeios river and Mount Kronos (named after the Greek deity Kronos). The Kladeos, a tributary of the Alfeios, flows around the area.
Delfi
An ancient oracle and holy sanctuary. Today a World Heritage site. Delphi was the site of the famous Delphic oracle, most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the God Apollo. His sacred precinct in Delphi was a Panhellenic sanctuary, where every four years athletes from all over the Greek world competed in the Pytsian Games. There are various additional interesting sites to visit: The European Cultural Centre, the Archaeological Museum and a series of historic monasteries.
Kalavrita
Historic Kalavrita offers a wealth of historical sites and spectacular alpine scenery..A half-hour’s drive, aprox 17 km from Kalavrita, near the village of Kastria, will bring you to the Cave of the Lakes. This is the only cave in the world where ponds are layered on three separate levels. A narrow passage takes you into a first small cave that broadens into an enormous cavern 2 kilometers long with 15 miniature lakes formed by natural dams. The Holy Monastery of Mega Spileo, a significant shrine of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Peloponnese, lies not far from Kalavrita. This is the oldest Greek Orthodox Monastery, built 924 m. above sea level in 326 A.D. ( The notable narrow gauge mountain railway is currently undergoing long term maintenance and therefore not operating)
