Megaspílaion

Seven km/4.5mi northeast from Kalávryta, on the road to Diákofto, is the monastery of Megaspílaion (the Great Cave). The church has a wax icon of the Mother of God, and there is a small museum (icons). The monastery can also be reached on an old rack railroad, which runs up through the magnificent scenery of the wild Vyraikos gorge.