Roads
The Amfilissos Area is bounded by the
Karlovasi-Pyrgos main road on its North side, and its
intersection with the road to Balos on its West side. The
roads within the Amfilissos area provide the infrastucture
for the major high-speed flows, of local people
(transported in cars, motobikes and buses), goods and
materials (transported in vans, trucks and lorries) and
tourist groups (transported in coaches and recreational
vehicles).
In recent years, these high-speed flows have greatly
increased, and the main roads in the Amfilissos Area have
been developed (by widening, removal of sharp bends,
construction of cuttings and embankments to flatten out
hilly terrain, etc). These "improvements" often ignore the
needs of other kinds of users (pedestrians, mules, animals)
and sever connections with other kinds of flows (streams,
ancient tracks and paths). For the Amfilissos Area Flow
Grid to be effective, the needs of all kinds of road users,
together with all kinds of connections with other forms of
flow, should be recognised, preserved and
restored.
Karlovasi-Pythagorian main road crossing
over the Amfilissos Stream at Pyrgos