Argolis

Most arable land lies in the central part of Argolis. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and olives. Argolis has a coastline on the Saronic Gulf in the northeast and on the Argolic Gulf in the south and southeast. Notable mountains ranges are the Oligyrtos in the northwest, Lyrkeio and Ktenia in the west, and Arachnaio and Didymo in the east.

Argolis has land borders with Arcadia to the west and southwest, Corinthia to the north, and the Islands regional unit (Troezen area) to the east. Ancient Argolis included Troezen.

Map of ancient Argolis

Argolic Gulf

Mycenae

View of Argos

Nafplion

Ermioni

Parts of the history of the area can be found in the articles on Argos, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio, Troezen, Ermioni, Kranidi, Tiryns and Tolo.

The regional unit Argolis is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]

• Argos-Mykines (2)
• Epidaurus (Epidavros, 3)
• Ermionida (4)
• Nafplio (1)

The area is connected by highways:

• E65 (northwest)
• Greek National Road 7
• Greek National Road 70 (east)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argolis.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Argolis.

• List of settlements in Argolis
• List of traditional Greek place names

• Jameson, Michael H.; Runnels, Curtis Neil; van Andel, Tjeerd Hendrik (1994). A Greek Countryside: The Southern Argolid from Prehistory to the Present Day. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-804716086.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Sutton, Susan Buck, ed. (2000). Contingent Countryside: Settlement, Economy, and Land Use in the Southern Argolid Since 1700. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-804733151.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)