Sightseeing in Loutraki - what to see. Complete travel guide

Loutraki is an amazing Greek city located on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth. It is always very sunny here, and tourists will find in Loutraki numerous beautiful beaches and clear water. As a resort town Loutraki is famous for its high-quality service. This is also one of the most famous destinations for medical tourism.

Currently Loutraki is a worldwide famous therapeutic spa. Even during the times of the Roman Empire here has been built a complex of baths, hospitals and churches, at the foot of which have been located numerous medicinal springs. Nowadays a modern hydrotherapy center is built in the city. In the center you can undergo health treatment based on the method of curative mineral waters treatment. The center is equipped in accordance with all modern trends in medicine and provides treatment of stone-renal diseases, offers various balneotherapy procedures, physiotherapy, water diet for different types of patients and much more.

Besides its fame as a medical resort, Loutraki is full of opportunities for simple leisure rest. Tourists, who like sea rest, will enjoy fishing, surfing and swimming. Visitors are also offered to play football, volleyball, basketball, tennis, and try many other sports. This city has simply everything you need to relax - movie theaters, shops, bars and restaurants, jewelry stores, night clubs and discos. By the way, the largest casino in Europe is also located here. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

In addition to mineral springs, the resort is famous for its historical monuments. In the picturesque hilly terrain, is located the Monastery of Saint Potapia. To climb to it, you need to overcome the staircase, which has 144 steps. This monastery has been visited by pilgrims from all over the world for hundreds of years. For them climbing a steep mountain staircase is a kind of purification ritual. The monastery was founded in a symbolic place. If you believe the legend, at the top of the hill there is a cave in which Saint Potapia lived. Currently, there are about 40 nuns in the convent. This monastery is open to visitors and ordinary tourists.

The most lively place of the resort is the embankment, along which the most popular hotels, restaurants and entertainment are concentrated. At the end of this promenade is a quiet picturesque park. It is located on a small hill, so from some parts of the park opens an excellent panoramic view of the city. There are several quiet wild beaches here, and also, interesting natural attractions can be seen.

In the park, there is an incredibly beautiful artificial waterfall. It looks so natural that it is hard for uninitiated tourists to believe in its man-made origins. In the midst of the tourist season, near the waterfall, there are several beautiful cafes.

On the territory of the city, there are several interesting old churches, among which the Church of Saint Andrew. This church was built in 1345 and for hundreds of years it preserved its original appearance. In 1981, the building was partially destroyed by an earthquake. Its restoration continues even now. Despite the destruction, the church is open to visitors. An ancient altar and an iconostasis are preserved in it. On the territory of the church, there is a secret passage leading to a cave. If you believe the legends, Andrey Pervozvanny hid in this cave from the pursuing Roman troops.

In the city is located the beautiful Saint Marina’s Monastery. It is located near the balneological center. It is a very beautiful and peaceful monastery, which in the warm season literally drowns in the thick foliage of trees and exotic plants. Walking through the territory of this monastery, you can admire the huge pine trees, whose age is more than a hundred years.