Foresta in Medias Mores

Luxury in harmony with the natural environment

Overlooking the ancient mountains of Arcadia, in the heart of the Peloponnese, awaits a fresh and uplifting experience . . . a unique destination where a woodland lodge, rustic yet refined, offers quiet comfort and traditional Greek hospitality in harmony with nature.

If your idea of bliss is tranquility in a natural environment, then Foresta In Medias Mores is the place for you.

The “other” Greece

We look forward to welcoming you to Arcadia — to the mountainous beauty of the “other” Greece.

Here at the Foresta you can dine in the restaurant,enjoy a drink in the café-bar, or sleep in the 10 elegantly decorated rooms. You can also celebrate important occasions in our special-events venue — with panoramic views of the Skiritidas pine forest and the ridges of the Taygetos mountains.

“Et in Arcadia ego”

In Greek mythology, Arcadia was the wilderness home of the god Pan as well as dryads, nymphs and other spirits — a utopia where humans and mythical beings resided in peace.

Built on an wooded slope of isolated Arcadian land, Foresta in Medias Mores means “the forest in the centre of the Morea,” the medieval name of the Peloponnese.

The word morea (μορέα) means mulberry, so perhaps the name comes from the region’s many mulberry trees, or its likeness to the shape of a mulberry leaf.

Location

We are located 22km south of Tripoli, on the upper edge of the traditional mountain village of Vlachokerasia.

At an altitude of 1,100 meters, the mountain breezes are a respite in summer and create a true alpine experience in winter. In all seasons the horizon is painted in many shades of green.

Full Greek breakfast

We offer a traditional Greek breakfast to all our overnight guests, including a seasonal variety of fruit and homemade jams, plus yogurt, honey, fresh eggs from our own hens, tiganites, fresh village bread from the local fournos (bakery) and other local delicacies.

Dining & drinking

Our restaurant serves diners and our overnight guests. It is open nightly from 19.00 to 23.00 and on Saturdays and Sundays from 12.00.

Food lovers (and who isn’t one?) will enjoy the Foresta’s traditional and modern Greek cuisine. Our menu is seasonal and our delicious ingredients are sourced from local farms and dairies in Arcadia, as well as the owners’ garden in the village.

Our specialities include: salt-cod pancakes with feta . . . guzlemedes (fried envelopes of bread) with barrel feta from Tripoli . . . battered giant beans (gigantes) in garlic-tomato sauce . . . sauteed seasonal greens with tomato . . . local lamb or goat roasted over grapevines . . . pita stuffed with pumpkin, noodles and trachana.

Our beautiful café-bar — warmed on winter evenings by an enormous wood-burning stove and cool on hot summer days — serves excellent varieties of coffee, tea, cold drinks, and homemade liqueurs, as well as light meals. It is open daily for both daytime customers and our overnight guests.

Parties & events

We specialise in organising beautiful celebrations and parties,including receptions for romantic weddings and festive baptisms, with full-service catering for 15 to 300 guests.

The Foresta is ideal for both daytime and evening events — whether indoors, in our large events hall — or under the open sky, on our large stone terrace, joyously sunlit or magically moonlit, amid cool breezes and the enchanting scent of flowers.

We will work with you to make your event memorable and unique in every way. Please contact us for more information and to set up a meeting.

Contact :

Phone : (+30) 271 110 4099

Email : [email protected]

website : forestahotel.com