Agoriani Waterfall - Centered in a Village on Mt Parnassos

The Agoriani Waterfall (καταρράκτης Αγόριανης in Greek) is the centerpiece of the village of Eptalofos (or Agoriani, which is its old name) on Mt Parnassos.

This modest 10m waterfall (maybe taller if you count other unseen tiers nearby) on the Agoriani (or Agorianitiko) Stream is sourced by snowmelt on Mt Parnassos.

Eptalofos_037_04022024 - The Agoriani Waterfall — The Agoriani Waterfall

The stream itself continues through the village square, including along the short footpath accessing the waterfall, before it eventually joins the Kifissos (or Kifisos) River.

Due to the channels and the amount of development around the stream, I did wonder how much man-modification was involved with the watercourse and the waterfall.

That said, I suspect they merely built around the natural watercourse as opposed to creating the attraction.

As far as experiencing this waterfall, it’s basically a matter of exploring the village of Eptalofos itself, which is a compact mountain town at 850m in altitude.

Eptalofos_078_04022024 - The Agoriani Waterfall was pretty much at the Eptalofos Village Square, which seemed to be the gathering place in town — The Agoriani Waterfall was pretty much at the Eptalofos Village Square, which seemed to be the gathering place in town

Public parking for the town was more on the edge of town (see directions below) towards its north.

However, as far as our experience went in early April 2024, we basically stayed at To Balkoni Tis Agoriani, which was a locally-run inn uphill from the village square.

They instructed us where to park across their property, and from there, we just explored the town by walking about 300m down to the square.

Once in the square, signs pointed the way to walk the remaining 100m to the Agoriani Waterfall, which followed along the Agoriani Stream before reaching the dead-end right at the base of the waterfall.

Eptalofos_116_04022024 - The path to Eptalofos as well as its waterfall were both lit up at night — The path to Eptalofos as well as its waterfall were both lit up at night

In the evening, this path as well as the waterfall was lit up, which created a completely different ambience.

From talking with a local that that did speak English (there was only one that we encountered), she said that Eptalofos was more of a weekend town in the Spring season.

Therefore, the town was quite dead on our visit though it allowed us to really enjoy the waterfall as well as the area’s tranquility (even if the wind was blowing pretty hard and we drew quite a few stares from locals not expecting foreign tourists).

The town of Eptalofos or Agoriani has a population of under 500 people so you can imagine how quaint it is.

Eptalofos_016_iPhone_04032024 - Eptalofos or Agoriani was a mountain town on the slopes of Mt Parnassos surrounded by pine trees and typically gets snow in Winter. So it's quite a contrast from the typical Greek vacation for most foreign tourists — Eptalofos or Agoriani was a mountain town on the slopes of Mt Parnassos surrounded by pine trees and typically gets snow in Winter. So it’s quite a contrast from the typical Greek vacation for most foreign tourists

However, in recent years, it has been gaining more notoriety in part because of the presence of this waterfall as well as its proximity to the famous ruins of Delphi as well as the Parnassos Ski Center.

How long it takes to visit this waterfall depends on how far from the village square you’re starting your walk.

For the record, we started from our accommodation, which was 250-300m from the square (making our total walking distance around 800m, not counting walking to other parts of the small square looking for a dinner place that was open).

Authorities

The Agoriani Waterfall resides in the village of Eptalofos, which itself is in the municipality of Delphi in the Fokida or Phocis Prefecture of the Central Greece Administrative Region. I suspect that the officials of the Eptalofos Village are the governing body that presides over this waterfall. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, you can try visiting the onParnassos Tourism website.

Route to this Waterfall

The Agoriani Waterfall sits in the village square of Eptalofos (which was formerly called Agoriani, a name that is still widely referred to among locals).

It’s pretty straightforward to route to this village from wherever you’re at using a GPS app or satellite navigator of your choice.

Eptalofos_017_04022024 - Julie and Tahia walking down one of the narrow, winding roads in Eptalofos towards the town square, which gives you an idea of why parking spaces are limited in the main part of town — Julie and Tahia walking down one of the narrow, winding roads in Eptalofos towards the town square, which gives you an idea of why parking spaces are limited in the main part of town

However, once you get into the village, you’ll have to find parking.

Parking in Eptalofos

In our particular case, since we stayed at To Balkoni Tis Agoriani, they instructed us to park in a space right across from their property.

If you’re staying at a different accommodation, I’d imagine that they’d also have their own parking or at least instruct you on where to go.

However, if you’re just visiting and not staying overnight, there is public parking on the north-northeast side of the village near a school and cemetery.

Eptalofos_122_04022024 - The town square in the middle of Eptalofos or Agoriani is like a gathering place, where a lot of the action would happen in town. The Agoriani Waterfall is about 100m walk from up a path accessed through this square. — The town square in the middle of Eptalofos or Agoriani is like a gathering place, where a lot of the action would happen in town. The Agoriani Waterfall is about 100m walk from up a path accessed through this square.

Once you find parking, then you can walk to the village center to find the waterfall as described above.

Driving from Delphi to Eptalofos

As for driving to Eptalofos in the first place, we managed to drive from Delphi, which I’ll briefly describe here.

From Delphi, we took the E048 about 11km east towards the village of Arachova before going up the Road 0337 above the town, which eventually became the Road 0721.

We drove for about 24km before turning right and leaving the Road 0721 for Eptalofos (Επτάλοφος or Agoriani Αγόριανης; the signs will be in Greek).

Eptalofos_130_04022024 - To Balkoni tis Agorianis was where we spent the night while exploring the village of Eptalofos — To Balkoni tis Agorianis was where we spent the night while exploring the village of Eptalofos

We then followed the narrow and descending road for about 600m to To Balkoni Tis Agoriani.

However, to get to the public parking, you continue to drive down the main road for another 350m to the signed turnoff (you’ll see a “P” sign) indicating a turnoff just by the Energy Land building.

Then, you go up the hill to the public lot by the school and cemetery.

Overall, this drive took us about 40 minutes.

Drive_to_Olympic_Stadium_012_iPhone_04022024 - The drive from Delphi to Eptalofos was noticeably different because we went from what seemed to be a dry climate area at Delphi into a forest of pine trees as we got closer to Eptalofos — The drive from Delphi to Eptalofos was noticeably different because we went from what seemed to be a dry climate area at Delphi into a forest of pine trees as we got closer to Eptalofos

For context, Eptalofos is about 36km (under an hour drive) north of Delphi, about 27km (under 60 minutes drive) northwest of Mt Parnassos Ski Center at Arachova, 23km (about 30 minutes drive) southwest of Amfikleia, 160km (over 2.5 hours drive) northeast of Patras, 150km (about 2 hours drive) west of Chalkida, and 198km (about 2.5 hours drive) northwest of Athens.

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Approaching the waterfall of Agoriani before getting into its spray zone and checking it out more closely

Brief sweep of the approach and closeup of the waterfall at Agoriani in the twilight as the falls were lit up

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Delphi_054_05262010 - Eptalofos or Agoriani was located about 34km from the famous archaeological site of Delphi, which was particularly memorable because of the mountainous backdrop on the southwestern slopes of Mt Parnassos — Eptalofos or Agoriani was located about 34km from the famous archaeological site of Delphi, which was particularly memorable because of the mountainous backdrop on the southwestern slopes of Mt Parnassos

Delphi_219_04022024 - If you do happen to use Eptalofos or Agoriani as a place to stay in transit to or from Delphi, make sure to check out its museum as well as the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia (the latter part actually doesn't require admission) — If you do happen to use Eptalofos or Agoriani as a place to stay in transit to or from Delphi, make sure to check out its museum as well as the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia (the latter part actually doesn’t require admission)

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