Skoteini is a small mountain village 57 kilometres south-east of the town of Argos

Argos

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 in the Peloponnese

Peloponnese

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, southern Greece

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. It has an area of 44 km² and sits at an altitude of 690 meters above sea level. Its name derives from the Greek

Greek language

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 word for "darkness".

According to the 1991 census, the population of Skoteini was 371, a drop from the 1981 census, when the town was inhabited by 412 people.

"Driving through the plain of Alea

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, you reach the village of Skoteini, one of the most beautiful landscapes of Argolida County. It holds a key post, as it is a passage of all three counties (Argolida, Arcadia

Arcadia

Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

, and Corinthia

Corinthia

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). Skoteini was gradually built in three locations and it is now situated upon two mountainsides. Skoteini has always been a large village. It contains many new houses, cafes, bars, an elementary school and a high school. It is a lively and modern mountainous village that has adopted the new way of living. The locals deal with cultivation."