Velanidia, Laconia Velanidia, Laconia Velanidia () is a Byzantine village in Laconia, Greece, within the municipality of Monemvasia. Also, it is situated at the southern edge of Peloponnese and more specifically at the southeast edge of mountain range Parnon. It includes several Byzantine churces, so it is offenly called as Small Agios Oros. This village is near at Cape Maleas. Velanidia is a Byzantine village, which is obvious because of several churches near by. Established in 1718, this settlement was probably a result of a unification of several smaller settlements, because of the need of a more organized community. Due to several
European Cross Country Championships competition, the top three from a team of up to six are scored. The first edition of the competition featured only senior races and 180 athletes took part. Men's and women's junior (under-20) races were introduced at the third edition in 1996 and under-23 races were added to the programme in 2006. European Cross Country Championships The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year. The championships was inaugurated in 1994 in Alnwick and the