The peninsula of Methana is known for its baths and volcanoes in the village of Kameni Chora. Together with the volcanoes of Milos, Santorini and Nisyros, Methana belong to the South Aegean volcano, which is associated with the most important geothermal fields of Greece.
Methana is a town and a former municipality on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia – Methana, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 50.161 km2.
Methana is situated on a volcanic (the Methana Volcano) peninsula, attached to the Peloponnese. Administratively, it belongs to the Attica region. The town is located north of the road connecting to the rest of the Peloponnese and Galatas. The highest point is 740 metres (2,428 feet) (Helona Mountain). The municipal unit has a land area of 50.161 square kilometres (19.367 square miles) and a population of 1,657 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The largest settlements besides the town of Methana are Vathý, Megalochóri, Kounoupítsa, Kypséli, Ágioi Theódoroi, and Dritsaíika.
