Krokees

Krokees (Greek: Κροκεές) is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,824 (2001). The town Krokees or Levetsova or Krokeai as it used to be called, is a small town located south of Sparta between the mountains of Taygetos and Parnon of Laconia the most southern prefecture of the Peloponnese and mainland Greece. In ancient times (Bronze Age), Krokees was inhabited by the Achaean and Pelasgian tribes. Later around 1100 BC, along with the rest of Laconia, the town was taken over by the Dorians. In antiquity, Krokees was famous for its beautiful forest green Volcanic stone with green and...