Welcome to Leonidio
Leonidio a small town in Arcadia, Peloponnese is located 3 hours south of Athens. It is close to the sea and surrounded by red and grey cliffs of exceptional quality and wild beauty. The traditional town still offers a pleasant way of life and is the perfect place to choose for a relaxing and/or active vacation!
Currently there are more than 2500 routes across a wide range of grades, and there is still potential for many more.Magazines such as Inspiration, All mountain, Vertical, Les Alpes, Klettern, Grimper, Climb Magazine and Jamesak have published articles about climbing in Leonidio since 2013!
Our aim is to update regularly an interactive route and crag database about climbing developments in order to make information about climbing widely available and easy to understand. If you don’t find what you are looking for in this website, please let us know. Your feedback is very important to us.
Enjoy climbing!
Mayor’s Welcome
We warmly welcome you to Leonidio, a place full of natural beauty, history, and tradition. We are proud that our town has become a beloved destination for climbers from all over the world.
News
Discover the women who changed mountain history & see Leonidio on screen
A heartfelt thank you to 3sat for an amazing documentary and for giving Leonidio and our mountains such beautiful visibility. If you’re passionate about climbing, the mountains or simply powerful human stories, Pionierinnen am Berg is a documentary you shouldn’t…
Support the Climbing Community in Leonidio!
EN: We’re organizing a community climbing event on November 8th, and we’re looking for local partners and sponsors who want to help us grow and protect the climbing community in Leonidio. We’re also updating our community website, where we’ll share…
Our website is getting an upgrade
We’re working on bringing an enhanced experience for our website. Please stay with us through potential glitches, we’ll bring an upgrade soon!
Kapi Reborn | New multi-pitch on Kokkinovrachos
7 pitches. A new, fully bolted training route on the low-angle pillar of Kokkinovrachos, on the left of (and parallel to) MIGNONETTE. Both routes are also suitable for use by climbing schools. K. Grafanakis, A. Theodoropoulos, I. Metaxotos 2022 Gear:…
Velones kai Machairia | New multi-pitch on Kokkinóvrachos
Velones kai Machairia is a new adventurous multi-pitch opened in the first week of January 2023 on the big face of Kokkinóvrachos, above Leonidio, between the routes Aramis and Ura Ka. Grade: 7c+? Length: 195m Type: Trad, mixed Equippers: Estel…
Leonidio Climbing Festival
This annual event celebrates the vibrant climbing community and showcases the breathtaking climbing routes our region has to offer.
The climbing guidebook
Currently there are more than 2500 routes across a wide range of grades, and there is still potential for many more