Mainalo: Encyclopedia II - Mainalo - Nearest places

Mainalo - Nearest places

• Thana, SE
• Tripoli, SE
• Chania, ESE
• Kapsas, E
• Levidi, N
• Vytina, NW
• Dimitsana, W
• Zygovisti, SW
• Davia, SW

The geography of the Panachaicus are forested between 800 m and 1,800 m with a type of pine trees in the central part including most of the eastern and the southeastern half. Areas over about 1,500 m are barren land in the central part and grasslands and rocks dominate the western part. Most of the mountain are forested. The mountain also has creeks and streams and a valley including one in the northeast with the road to the skiing resort. There are no valleys to the north or the southern part. The area also has forest roads.

The municipal boundaries lies in the middle of the range. Vytina is to the west and northwest, Levidi is to the north and northeast, Mantinteia to the northeast and east, Tripoli to the southeast and south and Davia to the southwest.

On February 13, 2005, a tragic hiking accident occurred just 5 m below the top of the mountain. The weather was a blizzard and one of the climbers had no pathway but to follow that one which was the cause of this tragedy. Ambulance arrived at the area and the head? of Arcadia.

Menalon is also a hotel in Tripoli and Menalos is also an ancient city where he lived in Mantineia.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Nearest places", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki