Skotini

SKOTINI (σκοτεινι) is a small mountain village 57 kilometres south-east of the town of Argos in the Peloponnese, southern Greece. It has an area of 44 km² and sits at an altitude of 690 meters above sea level. Its name derives from the Greek word for "darkness" and can also be spelt as "Skoteini".

According to a 1991 census, the population of Skotini at that time was 371, a drop from the 1981 census, where the town was inhabited by 412 people.

:Driving through the plain of Alea, you reach the village of Skoteini, one of the most beautiful landscapes of Argolida County. It holds a key post, as it is a passage of all three counties (Argolida, Arcadia, and Corinthia). Skoteini was gradually built in three locations and it is now situated upon two mountainsides. Skoteini has always been a large village. It contains many new houses, cafes, bars, an elementary school and a high school. It is a lively and modern mountainous village that has adopted the new way of living. The locals deal with cultivation. (Text extract is cited April 2004 from the Prefecture of Argolis tourist pamphlet.)