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The Xylokastro is its seaside town Corinth. According to the 2011 census, it has 5,500 permanent residents. It receives thousands of visitors every summer and is one of the most important tourist destinations in the Peloponnese. Points of interest are the pine forest of Pefkias and the beaches of the area. It is 120 km from Athena and 100 km from Patras.
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Xylokastro took its name from a wooden barracks in the area where the observatory operated during the years of Venetian rule. The barracks was located on the west side of the hill "Kati ton Pefko", above the current city, near the river Sytha. From there the guard could control the movement in the Corinthian bay and supervise the port of the Aristonauts. He also had visual contact with the castles of Zemenos and Pellini and could inform their administration with smoke signals. The barracks was named by the locals a wooden castle and from it the area which includes the settlements of Ypsila Alonia, Mertikeika, Georganteika and Riza was named Xylokastro. In the 18th century it was called Oxokampos.
Xylokastro became known to foreigners who began to visit it in the early 20th century and called it "Anthoupolis" because of its many flowers. In 1906, the first nudists in Greece appeared in the area of Xylokastro. Xylokastro was officially judged as a summer residence of foreigners in 1919 and was visited by various famous people (eg kings, prime ministers and actors). Xylokastro became a spa town.
In the 1970s neoclassical houses with rich decoration began to be replaced by apartment buildings. The apartment buildings were built on the coastal road.
At the end of the 20th century, the reconstruction of Xylokastro began. Tennis courts and a marina were built on the banks of the river Sytha. Xylokastro also experienced cultural and sports development, as beach volleyball games and concerts were organized.
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