Things to see in Zarakas municipality
32 sights on the map
- History: 11
- Museums and culture: 1
- Nature: 18
- Religious sites: 37
- Eat and drink: 12
- Where to stay: 11
About Zarakas municipality
Zarakas (Greek: Ζάρακας) is a municipal unit and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Monemvasia municipality. The municipal unit has an area of 237.226 km2. Population 1,179 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in the town of Reichea. The municipal unit consists of the following local communities (constituent villages between brackets): Charakas Ierakas (Agios Ioannis, Ariana, Ierakas, Limenas Ierakos, Longari) Kyparissi (Kapsala, Kyparissi, Mitropoli, Paralia) Lampokampos (Lampokampos, Pistamata) Reichea (Belesaiika, Reichea)
Top sights
- Acropolis of Ancient ZaraxCastle
- Ancient ZaraxCastle
- KastrakiCastle
- Kalogria castleCastle
- Castle of ReicheaCastle
- Paliochora of CharakasCastle
- Archaios ZaraxArchaeological site
- PaliochoraArchaeological site
- Folklore Museum of RicheaMuseum
- LongarionRuins
- DaskaleioIsland
- Iera Moni EvangelistriasMonastery
By theme
History
- Acropolis of Ancient ZaraxCastle
- Ancient ZaraxCastle
- KastrakiCastle
- Kalogria castleCastle
- Castle of ReicheaCastle
- Paliochora of CharakasCastle
- Archaios ZaraxArchaeological site
- PaliochoraArchaeological site
and 3 more on the map
Museums and culture
Nature
- DaskaleioIsland
- VlychadaBeach
- DrimiskosBeach
- ThyniBeach
- Mpalogkeri (Ntamos)Beach
- Proto AvlakiBeach
- PylizaBeach
- KalogerovouniPeak
and 10 more on the map
Religious sites
- Iera Moni EvangelistriasMonastery
- Agios Ioannis Theologos MonasteryMonastery
- Agia VarvaraPlace of worship
- Agia KyriakiPlace of worship
- Agia MarinaPlace of worship
- Agia ParaskeviPlace of worship
- Agia TriadaPlace of worship
- Agia TriadaPlace of worship
and 29 more on the map
Eat and drink
- AvraRestaurant
- KantinaRestaurant
- NovellonRestaurant
- KamaresRestaurant
- PloesRestaurant
- TakourasRestaurant
- To omorfo KyparissiRestaurant
- TrocanderoRestaurant
and 4 more on the map
Where to stay
- Alkyoni ApartmentsHotel
- Hotel AtalantiHotel
- Hotel AvraHotel
- Hotel Cavo KortiaHotel
- Hotel CheliotiHotel
- Hotel KyfantaHotel
- Hotel MyrtooHotel
- AvraHotel
and 3 more on the map