Nemea Attractions
The ancient site of Neméa lies 4 km/2.5 mi west of the Neméa station on the Corinth-Árgos railroad line and the main road which runs parallel with the railroad.
The name of Neméa, near the modern village of Iráklion in the northwestern Argolid, is linked with one of the labors of Herakles, the killing of the Nemean lion, and with a sanctuary of Zeus. It is also the place where, according to an ancient tradition, the seer Amphiaraos founded the Nemean Games in 1251 B.C., during the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. This took place on the occasion of the funeral ceremony for the king's infant son Opheltes, who was left unattended by his nurse when she went to show the Seven a spring and was fatally bitten by a snake. The Nemean Games were revived in 573 B.C. and thereafter were held in alternate years until the second century B.C., when they were transferred to Árgos.
The name of Neméa, near the modern village of Iráklion in the northwestern Argolid, is linked with one of the labors of Herakles, the killing of the Nemean lion, and with a sanctuary of Zeus. It is also the place where, according to an ancient tradition, the seer Amphiaraos founded the Nemean Games in 1251 B.C., during the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. This took place on the occasion of the funeral ceremony for the king's infant son Opheltes, who was left unattended by his nurse when she went to show the Seven a spring and was fatally bitten by a snake. The Nemean Games were revived in 573 B.C. and thereafter were held in alternate years until the second century B.C., when they were transferred to Árgos.
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Neméa Archeological Site - Doric temple
The 4th C B.C. Doric Temple, the most prominent sight at Neméa, still has three standing columns.
Dervenáki Pass
Beyond the turning for Nemea the Corinth-Árgos road reaches the Dervenáki pass. In a gorge near here Greek forces led by Kolokotronis defeated a much larger Turkish army under Dramali Pasha in August 1822.
Kaliáni
26km/16mi beyond Phlious is Kaliáni, on the north side of the Stymphalian Lake, the scene of one of the labors of Herakles.
Phlious
Going west from the site of Neméa, we come in 15km/9mi to the site of ancient Phlious (remains of polygonal wall of acropolis on the right of the road).
