Baby Waterfalls in Corinthia
Baby Waterfalls around Daphne’s Club
The hoteliers of Corinthia Daphne & Iliana welcome you to the Baby Waterfalls of Corinthia!
The summer of 2023 has been a pretty hot one, leaving me with an irresistible urge to flee to the coolness of mountain forests and the freshness of mountain rivers. To my great luck, friends and colleagues living and working at the foothill of Mount Kyllene had spent the spring foraging for unknown waterfalls and had discovered quite a few!
Let me add a first disclaimer straight away: this post is not about waterfalls in the league of the Niagara or Victoria Falls! World-class waterfalls they might not be, but this collection of Baby Waterfalls is accessible, pretty and family-friendly! You can visit them and still have time to enjoy your morning and afternoon swim in the sea; and you can also combine them with other sights in the area, as well as with food and wine 🙂
A second disclaimer has to do with the names: they have no official names, so these names are rather toponymes.
A third disclaimer has to do with their safety. All are easily accessible, but not all have been signposted. Visiting them should be considered an exploration entailing personal care for safety, within the limits of one’s knowledge and capabilities. Alternatively, you can take a guide with you and organise a guided excursion, either with Explore Ziria (4X4 or with mountain buggies) or with Greekly (hiking excursion).
Welcome and Enjoy!
Waterfall of Agios Vlasis, Trikala Corinthias
Distance from Daphne’s Club: 30km
Exact location: Park you car here and follow the signs. The path to this waterfall was signposted in Spring 2023 and will hopefully remain so. The walking distance from the car park to the waterfall itself is roughly 30 minutes. Update 9/8/23: the signposts have been vandalised. Please get precise instructions from Daphne or hire a local guide before going here.
You can also visit: The three “neighbourhoods” of the villages of Trikala Corinthias and the Ski center of Ziria
Eating out: Beer, coffee and light meals at Cafe Alfavitari in Kato Trikala
Waterfall of Aghia Varvara, Trikala Corinthias
Distance from Daphne’s Club: 30km
Exact location: Park your car next to the church (pin) and follow the dirt road downhill. When you reach the end of the dirt road, continue downhill along the short footpath. You will reach the river. Follow the river upstream until you reach the waterfall. There was an initial effort to signpost this path in spring 2023, which has resulted in red dots showing the way, but not real signposts. The walking distance from the car park to the waterfall is roughly 45 minutes. Please get precise instructions from Daphne or hire a local guide before going here.
You can also visit: The three “neighbourhoods” of the villages of Trikala Corinthias and the Ski center of Ziria
Eating out: Beer, coffee and light meals at Cafe Alfavitari in Kato Trikala
Waterfall of Aidonia, Nemea Corinthias
Distance from Daphne’s Club: 45km
Exact location: Park your car here (pin) and follow the path through the forest. It is signposted, but even without the signposts it is straightforward to find. Walking distance from the parking is roughly 20 minutes.
You can also visit: The Mycenaean cemetery at Aidonia, the archeological site of Nemea and the wineries of Nemea
Eating out: Tavernaki Bozikas in Bozikas
Waterfall of Tarsos, Feneos Corinthias
Distance from Daphne’s Club: 52km
Exact location: Park the car here (pin) and follow the dirt road downhill. At its end follow the path towards the sound of the waterfall. Walking distance from the car park is roughly 15 minutes.
You can also visit: The Virgin of the Rock in Tarsos
Eating out: Taverna Iro in Steno
Waterfall of Steno, Feneos Corinthias
Distance from Daphne’s Club: 57km
Exact location: Park your car along the road, here: pin Walk downhill (the path is barely visible) for less than 10 minutes. Please get precise instructions from Daphne or hire a local guide before going here.
You can also visit: The Virgin of the Rock in Tarsos
Eating out: Taverna Iro in Steno
Waterfall of Kalogria, Feneos Corinthias
Distance from Daphne’s Club: 60km
Exact location: On your way towards Feneos, take a left turn and park here. The walking distance to the waterfall is very short! Please get precise instructions from Daphne or hire a local guide before going here.
You can also visit: Lake Doxa and the monastery of Saint George
Eating out: Taverna Iro in Steno
Special thanks to Thodoris (from exploreziria.gr) and Iliana (from www.enarhi.gr) for showing me these waterfalls! Special thanks to George, Spiros, Gianna, Camilla, Bea, Iokasti, Nikos, Orfeas, Cassie, Lucie, Ian & his family and everyone else who has at times joined me in my mini travels of discovery around Daphne’s Club!