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Skiritida forest

Skiritida forest is a national park in Greece, covering 202 km² (78 sq mi). It is the #9 largest of Greece's 29 national parks. Forest in Greece.

Area
202 km²
Nearest airport
KLX · 43 km
Skiritida forest
Photo: Apostolos Papageorgiou · CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest airports to Skiritida forest

  1. 1
    Kalamata Airport Flag of GreeceKalamata, Greece Airports in GreeceTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    KLX43 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport Flag of GreecePatras, Greece Airports in GreeceTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    GPA124 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos" Flag of GreeceZakynthos, Greece Airports in GreeceTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ZTH140 kmstraight line

More about Skiritida forest

Skiritida forest is one of 29 national parks in Greece — forest in Greece. It covers 202 km² (20,234 ha) — about 1.9 times the size of Paris, making it the #9 largest national park in Greece (2.9% of the country's national park area).

Visiting Skiritida forest

The closest airport is Kalamata Airport (KLX), about 43 km away — around 57 minutes by car; alternatively Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport (GPA, 124 km). Other national parks within reach include Chelmos-Vouraikos National Park (54 km²), Kotychi and Strofylia Wetlands National Park (160 km²), Parnassos National Park (35 km²) and National Marine Park of Zakynthos (104 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.

Frequently asked questions

How big is Skiritida forest?

202 km² — about 20,234 hectares or 78 square miles.

What is the nearest airport to Skiritida forest?

Kalamata Airport (KLX), about 43 km away in a straight line.

Data: Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.