Ithome

Ithome

Coordinates: 37°11′10″N 21°55′30″E / 37.18611°N 21.925°E / 37.18611; 21.925

For other uses, see Ithome (disambiguation).

Ithome, Ithomi
Ἰθώμη
The twin peaks, Eva in the fore, Ithome in the back. 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. ——————
Elevation	800 m (2,625 ft)
Prominence	760 m (2,493 ft)
Location
Location	Messenia, Greece
Geology
Type	limestone karst
Climbing
Easiest route	Zig-zag ancient dirt road on the southeast corner

Mount Ithome (Greek: Ἰθώμη) or Ithomi, previously Vourkano or Vurcano before being changed back to Ithome, is the northernmost of twin peaks in Messenia, Greece. Mount Ithome rises to about 800 metres (2,600 feet), about 760 metres (2,490 feet) over Valyra, the seat of Ithomi, the former municipality. The other peak is Mount Eva, 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.