| Ithome, Ithomi | |
|---|---|
| Ἰθώμη | |
 The twin peaks, Eva in the fore, Ithome in the rear. The view is from the southeast side of Eva looking at the New Monastery in the foreground. Most of the ruins are on the other side. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Prominence | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°11′10″N 21°55′30″E / 37.18611°N 21.92500°E |
| Geography | |
  Ithome, Ithomi Messenia, Greece | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | limestone karst |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Zig-zag ancient dirt road on the southeast corner |
Mount Ithome (Greek: Ἰθώμη) or Ithomi, previously Vourkano(s) (Greek: Βουρκάνο(ς)) or Voulcano(s) (Greek: Βουλκάνο(ς)), is the northernmost of twin peaks in Messenia, Greece. Mount Ithome rises to about 800 metres (2,600 feet),[1] about 760 metres (2,490 feet) over Valyra, the seat of Ithomi, the former municipality. The other peak is Mount Eva (Greek: Εύα), 700 metres (2,300 feet), connected to Mount Ithomi by a thin ridge 0.80 kilometres (0.50 miles) long.
Mount Ithome is 25 kilometres (16 miles) north of Kalamata on the Gulf of Messenia, 60 kilometres (37 miles) east of Pylos, seat of Bronze Age Messenia, and 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Messini, modern namesake of ancient Messene, nestled under the cliffs of Mount Ithome. From the top the whole valley of the Pamisos river can be viewed eastward to Mount Taygetus and southward to the Gulf of Messenia. The site is highly defensible and yet off the main road; in this case, the Kalamata-Pylos road.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Pausaniaswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ John Stewart Bowman; Sherry Marker; Peter Kerasiotis (2010). Frommer's Greece. Frommer's (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. p. 310.