Kapsia Ponors

Kapsia Ponors is a sinkhole in Tripoli, Arcadia. Kapsia Ponors is situated nearby to Kapsia Cave, as well as near the cave Καταβόθρα.

Type: Sinkhole
Description: sinkholes of Mantineian plain in Peloponnese, Greece
Also known as: “Ponors of Kapsia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kapsia Cave and Mantineia.

Mantineia

Archaeological site

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Mantinea was a city in ancient Arcadia, Greece, which was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history. In modern times it is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Mantineia is situated 3½ km east of Kapsia Ponors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kapsas and Kardaras.

Kapsas

Village

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Kapsas is a community in the municipal unit of Mantineia in Arcadia on the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. It is situated in a valley east of the Mainalo mountains, at 700 m elevation.

Kardaras

Village

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Kardaras is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Levidi, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the eastern foothills of the Mainalo mountains, at 1,030 m elevation and is considered a traditional settlement.It is 5 km northwest of Kapsas, 6 km south of Levidi, 6 km east of Alonistaina and 15 km northwest of Tripoli. Kardaras is situated 5 km west of Kapsia Ponors.