Alea, Argolis

Alea (Greek: Αλέα, before 1928: Μπουγιάτι – Bougiati)[2] is a village and a former community in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece.

The Greek National Road 66 (Levidi – Nemea) passes near Skoteini.

The municipal unit Alea is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Alea was an ancient city of Arcadia, founded by the mythical king Aleus, a son of Apheidas.

The city had temples of Artemis of Ephesus, Athena Alea and Dionysus.

[5] Traces of ancient buildings have been found near the modern village.

Village Alea. Note: The floods in the valley plateau are drained by a katavothra (Greek term for ponor)