Kostas Ouranis (1890-1953), the renowned poet, novelist and journalist, wrote about Taygetos: " No mountain of what I saw in my life, from Mont Blanc to the eternal snows untrodden till wildest Spanish Sierra, no I was never under the impression that I felt that I received, the chest should I say, when a tall turn of the roadway to Sparta saw Taygetos in all its majestic height. never imagined that there would be a mountain with such a character, Such individuality. This image was inaccessible majestic. Presented leaning on a huge, solid sides, similar to the walls studs, colored purple and Tin, and the peaks of which are pyramid schemes, straggle in crystal clear blue sky and hard. No such happens with other high mountains, smaller mountain ranges to the misokryvoun and prevent to embrace at a glance the entire height. From the valley of Sparta, where he snaky maneuvers Evrotas, which stretches like a sea of greenery, Taygetos rises unobstructed, straight, mature and powerful with a proud exaltation, till the height of chionoskepasmenon peaks. As shown so not only gives an impression of grandeur, but also a deep emotion . " With a length of about 115 km and a maximum width of about 30 km, the Taygetos mountain range, between Laconia and Messinia, is a larger mountain ranges of Greece, but also one of the most important areas of our country in terms of biodiversity. highest peak of Taygetos, called Prophet Elias or AGIOLI (elevation 2,407) is the highest point of the Peloponnese. feature of the mountain, which owes its name to Taygeti, one of the Atlantis and mother of Lacedaemon (Zeus), are the five peaks (because these called Pentadaktylos during the Byzantine period). Beautifully coniferous forests, shrubs and aromatic brushwood, trees and ravines, caves, gorges and cliffs, crystal springs, and the dense network of paths, impress the nature lovers, hikers and lovers of trekking routes. Taygetos features hundreds of rare flora species (many of which are endemic) and remarkable birdlife. Finally, it should be noted that the mountain of Taygetos located in the vast majority of the settlements of the Peloponnese classified as traditional.