Paravola
West-facing thermal site · 549 m takeoff · 467 m height gain
Overview
Paravola is a flying site in Greece with a recorded launch elevation of 549 m. It works best in westerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Very good thermal activity, local xc's. Source: ParaglidingEarth
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for Paravola are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.
Local weather notes
- No special Source: ParaglidingEarth
Getting there
Nearest airports
- GPA Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport55 km
- PVK Aktion National Airport73 km
- EFL Kefallinia Airport106 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Kainourgio5 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Panaitolio9 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Agrinio10 km away · cityBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Paravola.
Lake TrichonidaOutdoors · 7.5 km awayLake in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Panaitoliko (mountain range)Outdoors · 7.9 km awayMountain range in Greece
Presentation of the Theotokos Monastery, MyrtiaCulture · 9.2 km awayGreek Orthodox monastery in Western Greece
Archaeological Museum of AgrinioCulture · 9.7 km awayMuseum in Agrinio, Greece
Flying nearby
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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.
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