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Destination		Peloponnese: Arkadia: Piana
Peloponnese Arkadia Piana		Piana (Greek: Πιάνα) is a historical village of Arkadia and one of the most beautiful traditional Greek villages of Peloponnese. It is built at the Mainalo mountain, near the ruins of the ancient city Dipaia(Greek: Διπαία). The name of Piana is connected with the fabulous god Panas(Greek: Πάνας), who, according to the ancient Greek mythology, had the legs of the goat under his human body. Piana belongs to the province of Mantineia and constitutes today municipal department of the municipality of Falanthos(Greek: Φάλανθος). Piana is built in sides of mountain range of Mainalo in altitude of 1090 metres and with Eastern report. The distance from Athens is roughly 190 kilometres that are covered by road in roughly two hours. Piana is found in southernly the capital of Prefecture Arkadia, that is Tripolis, and it abstains from this 19 kilometres. The access in the village becomes following the road axis Tripoli-Alonistaina-Vytina, following the bypass to the left in the 18th km, through a green forest route which crosses the evergreen region of Mainalo. In the square of Piana dominates the church of Saint Georgios(Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος). The church is built on imposing rock in the centre of village. The church of Saint Georgjos is architectural rhythm Royal with Troulo(Greek: Τρίκλητη Βασιλική με Τρούλο) and allocates 2 splendidly stonebuild belfries. The trunke of church is from stone and during Ottoman domination, it was a castle. Piana is a member village of the municipality of Falanthos and it is very close to the other villages of Falanthos like Alonistaina, Chrysovitsi, Roeino, Davia, Zarakova, Manteika, Tselepakos and Silimna. Moreover, visitors of the very famous nearby destinations like Vitina, Stemnitsa and Dimitsana can easily visit Piana.

	Source: Wikipedia.org / Photo: Panoramio.com
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