Hotels at Plastira Dam.

Lake Plastira is an artificial lake located, 18km. from the city of Karditsa and 330 km. from Athens, 1,150 m asl. The man-made lake of the river Tavropos or Megdovas, known as Nikolaos Plastiras Lake, in honour of the general and politician from Karditsa who conceived the idea of building a dam in 1925 . The dam was constructed in 1959, at an altitude of 1,000 m, and supplied the whole plain of Thessaly with water and hydroelectric power. Twenty mountain villages with traditional architecture and stone bridges, have grown in the lake's idyllic surroundings. There is a number of small hotels, mountain hostels and fully restored traditional houses, called "archontiko" with spectacular views.
Places of interest: The springs at Smokovo and Kaitsas; Philia with ruins of an Early Christian basilica (5th c.) on the site of the sanctuary of Athena Itonia; the Mycenaean tholos tomb (1500 BC) outside Georgiko; ancient Gomphi near Mouzaki; ancient Kierion near Sofades; the highland town of Rendina which is a characteristic scheduled settlement; the Petra Monastery near Lambero, the historic Korona Monastery, a religious and cultural center during the Ottoman period, are just some of the many places worth visiting in the area.

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