Historical    Kalavryta    is    the    favorite    place    of    many    -    mostly    Greek    - tourists. The name the town has today dates from the Middle Ages, and derives from the words "kala vryta", meaning good springs. Kalavryta is 110Km away from Castella Beach Hotel. You can visit: The Ski Center (1600 - 2200m. altitude) at which you can take ski lessons (12kms). The   Monastery   of   Agia   Lavra   where   the   revolution   of   1821   started.   There   you   can   admire   the   historical banner of the revolution and the heirlooms (5kms). The   Monastery   of   Mega   Spileon   (built   on   a   rock)   where   the   miraculous   icon   of   virgin   Mary   (one   of   the   four icons painted by Apostle Loukas) made of wax and mastic is being kept (10kms). The   Museum   where   there   are   among   other   things,   a   Gospel   studded   with   diamonds,   a   gift   of   Catherine   the Great, the skull of Saint Alexios, and the crozier and vestments of Bishop Yermanos. The Panhellenic Monument of 1821 (6kms). The Execution Monument where the German conquerors executed every male citizen at 13 - 12 - 43 (1km). The Cave of the Lakes at Kastria which is one of its kind (16kms). The   trout   aquarium   of   Planiterou   placed   on   the   foot   of   mountain   Helmos   where   you   can   try   the   tasty   fried trout, fished and cooked on the spot (9kms).