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The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Taÿgetus (Greek: Ταΰγετος, romanized: Taygetos) is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias" . The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey. [2]
Mystras is situated on the slopes of Taygetos Mountain. The archaeological site stands above the modern village of Mystras and the city of Sparta. The greenery surrounding the area is composed mainly by pine trees and cypresses. Some small rivers and lakes are found in the region. [6]
Virginia’s 6,000-acre Massanutten Resort is a four-season vacation spot. The 6,000-acre, ... At this Catskill Mountains getaway just 90 minutes from New York City, the temperature’s always 84 ...
Olive trees on the mountain Vergadeika is settled on the side of the Taygetos mountain range, a historically famous and geographically prominent feature in the Peloponnese . Below Vergadeika is the fertile Evrotas Valley (named after the ancient Evrotas river), which is formed by the convergence of the Taygetos and Parnonas mountains.
Panayia Yiatrissa is located on the Taygetos mountain range where it juts into the Mediterranean Sea and forms the southernmost peninsula of mainland Greece, also known as the Mani Peninsula, ending at Cape Matapan (more commonly called Cape Tenaro). The monastery is near the Vasiliki Forest of Taygetos, 5 km from Kastania.
Last year, just 17.6% of the Lower 48 experienced a white Christmas. This was the lowest percentage since records began in 2003.Outside of the West's higher elevations, there was an area of snow ...