Region of Peloponnese DMO
The Region of Peloponnese is one of the thirteen regions of Greece and covers 11.7% of the total area of the country. It includes the prefectures of Arkadia, Argolida, Korinthia, Lakonia and Messinia. Some of its activities falls under fields: regional development, spatial planning, tourism. Key cities include namely Tripoli, Argos, Corinth, Sparta and Kalamata. Tripoli also serves as the Region’s capital.
It has a total area of 15,490 km2 of which 2,154 km² occupied by the prefecture of Argolida, 4,419 km² by the prefecture of Arkadia, 2,290 km² by the prefecture ofKorinthia, 3,636 km² by the prefecture of Lakonia and 2,991 km² by the prefecture of Messinia Tripoli and Kalamata also harbour universities
Population: 1.000.000 inhabitants (Census 2011)
Population density: 41.2 inhabitants / km²
The economic mix of the Region of Peloponnese includes mostly activities in agriculture and tourism services. Small industrial activity has been scarce but picking up over the last years.
More specifically, its contribution to the national agricultural production is significant. The region’s agricultural sites correspond to 11% of total sites in Greece. Main agricultural products are fruits (53% of national production), olive oil (65% of national production) and potatoes (11% of national production).
The Peloponnese is also famous for its wine producing areas such as Nemea and Mandinea. The region holds the 1st position in terms of the number of producers, wineries, varieties and vineyards in Greece. It actually represents 29.1% of the Greek vineyard map and produces 1,208 different labels, which ranks the region 1st in terms of the number of wines produced in Greece.
Peloponnese has a characteristic and unique morphology with big mountains occupying a part of the north, and the entire southeastern part of the western part of the whole of the Peloponnese
This geographical position gives the region a character of an inland southern gateway to the large island of Crete and the island of Cyprus. This position coupled with the immediate proximity to the metropolitan center of the country, Athens, makes a "bridge" that connects the southern island part of Europe with the capital of Greece, Western Europe and the Balkans, taking into account the new road links with European networks
Today via the creation of major roads and the gradual improvement of port infrastructure, the location of the region becomes an advantage for a dynamic growth path, situated within the geographical area of the European Union.
Peloponnese, has very attractive features such as:
Proximity and motorway and railway to Athens and the mainland
Advanced infrastructure networks
Natural resources of all kinds
Skilled work force, especially in Tourism and Agriculture
The Peloponnese Region holds unique cultural, historic and archaeological treasures.
Notably, includes 6 World Heritage site declared from UNESCO, and one most recent the Mediterranean Diet. Peloponnese is a region with an amazing variety in scenery encompassing 47 sites registered and protected by the Natura 2000 program, for its rare species of flora and fauna surrounded by 25 museums, 150 traditional villages, 50 monasteries.
These sites form a great "natural touring map”, which includes mountains, wetlands, rivers, and peninsulas of extreme beauty. Satisfactory tourism infrastructure with opportunities to develop further high end tourism facilities and services.
Country : Greece