Varasova or Varassova mountain (Greek: Βαράσοβα, Modern: Akarnaniko, Katharevoussa: Akarnanikon) is a mountain range dominating the northern part of the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture in western Greece

Greece

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. Its length is approximately 7 km long from northwest to southeast and its width is approximately 2 km wide from southeast to northwest. The Gulf of Patras

Gulf of Patras

The Gulf of Patras is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio, Greece and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge. On the west, it is bounded by a line from Oxeia island to Cape Araxos...

 lies to the south. It is located east of the Evinos river and west of Antirrio

Antirrio

Antirrio is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit...

. The mountain is surrounded by the GR-5

Greek National Road 5

Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to the city centre of Ioannina. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-48...

/E55

European route E55

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 (Antirrio

Antirrio

Antirrio is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit...

 - Messolongi - Agrinio

Agrinio

Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...

 - Ioannina

Ioannina

Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...

) and the future Ionia Odos

Ionia Odos

The Ionia Odos , sometimes called Ionian Highway in English, is a motorway, currently under construction, running through the western part of Greece. The total length will be 196 km from Rio to Ioannina. It is part of the E55 on its full length, along with the non-motorway part of Kakavia -...

 to the northeast. The mountain is one of the steepest in Greece with slopes as steep as 75°.

Nearest places

• Gavrolimni, northeast
• Kryoneri, southwest
• Galata, northwest

Information

The mountain is heavily deforested, it contains bushes and grass at lower elevations, and a rocky landscape with no vegetation higher than 200 m except for some valleys.

Panorama

Its panorama the mountains to the north and northwest and northeast as well as the Acheloos

Acheloos

Acheloos may refer to:* Acheloos River, in Greece* Achelous, a river deity in Greek mythology* Acheloos , a municipality in the Karditsa prefecture, Greece...

 valley. The northwestern Peloponnese can be seen as well as the Panachaiko

Panachaiko

The Panachaikon or Panachaiko , also known as Vodias in medieval times and until the early 20th century, is a mountain range that spans about 20 km in length from north to south , and 15 to 20 km from east to west...

, the Erymanthos, Movri

Movri

Movri , is a mountain range that is in the municipalities of Movri, Dymi to the northeast, Oleni in the western part of Achaea and the western part was partly in the prefecture of Elis with the municipality of Vouprasia until the 1970s. It is located about 30 km SW of Patras, W of...

 and the Mavra Oros mountains as well as the northwestern Ilia Prefecture

Elis Prefecture

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, on clearer days, it offers a view of the Ionian Islands

Ionian Islands

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 including Zakynthos

Zakynthos

Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...

. From Patras, the mountain can be seen its width, the mountain view gets wider up to the western part.

Pathways

• Ano Vassiliki - Megala Spilaia - Koryfi Syri

1. Kryoneri - Pigadi - Koryfi
2. In the spot of Vereleika (Verelaika, Greek: Βερελάϊκα) facing Koryfi

External links

• http://www.varasova.gr/default.asp
• Routes at Varasova