waterfall
Acheron Springs
Wade the icy turquoise river of the mythic underworld through a leafy gorge near Glyki.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Epirus, Greece · Europe
Párga is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Pérdika, 20km from Acheron Springs.
Párga is a town located in Epirus, Greece. With a population of 10,762, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Párga sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Párga to your route.
Toryne (Ancient Greek: Τορύνη), also known as Torone (Τορώνη), was a city of ancient Thesprotia in ancient Epirus. The fleet of Augustus was moored off Toryne a short time before the Battle of Actium, and seems from the order of the names in Ptolemy to have stood in one of the bays between the mouth of the riverRead more
Thyamis and Sybota. It was located on the Ionian Sea coast, and its site is tentatively placed near present Parga.
In Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra Toryne is personally taken over by Caesar shortly after his being in Rome, showing an almost mystical speed. "Toryne" meant "ladle" in Ancient Greek, and in Plutarch's Life of Antony, Cleopatra puns upon this. In Victor Hugo's novel of the 1832 June Rebellion, Les Misérables, a character says: "Cleopatra’s pun preceded the battle of Actium, and that had it not been for it, no one would have remembered the city of Toryne".
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Párga is located in Epirus, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 39.2857 latitude, 20.4004 longitude.
Párga has a population of approximately 10,762 people, making it a town in Greece.
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Full driving guide for Greece7 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Wade the icy turquoise river of the mythic underworld through a leafy gorge near Glyki.
20 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
The oldest oracle in Greece, where priests read the will of Zeus in rustling oak leaves. Its 17,000-seat 3rd-century-BC theatre, among the largest in antiquity, sits in a quiet valley south of Ioannina.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A charming coastal town at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf with Venetian architecture, excellent seafood, and proximity to ancient Nikopolis.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed Venetian-era old town on Corfu island with elegant arcaded streets, two massive fortresses, and a Parisian-style esplanade.
56 km · about 65 min drive
beach
An Ionian island connected to the mainland by bridge, famous for its west coast beaches with towering white cliffs and Caribbean-blue water.
57 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A misty lake with an island monastery and lakeside castle ringed by the Epirus mountains.
57 km · about 65 min drive
bridge
The largest single-arch stone bridge in the Balkans spans the Arachthos in mountainous Epirus.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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