590 PELOPONNESUS. 
CHAP, the Nemetean Lion, in our journey from Mycena? 
- / _ to Nemea. There is a town near this mountain, 
called Calavcrti. We soon came to the antient 
Paved Way leading from Attica into Peloponnesus; 
and arrived at the Wall and arched Gate, high 
above the sea ; where, in the narrow strait, is 
Boundary still marked the antient boundary between the 
Peiapm- two countries. The old portal, once of so much 
Httus and , /, , 
HELLAS, importance, is now a rum ; but part of the stone- 
work, mixed with tiles, which was above an 
arch, yet remains on the side of the mountain ; 
and beyond it, on the side of Attica, we saw 
more of the old paved road. The place is 
now cau * ec l Katche Scala ; a modern method 
of pronouncing Ka*^ 2aXa, the Bad Way. 
The defile was always considered as full of 
danger to the traveller; and it maintains its 
pristine character. The Turks never pass it 
without the most lively apprehensions ; expect- 
ing to be attacked here by banditti. Ibrahim, 
that he might avoid this pass, had preferred a 
tedious and turbulent passage in the boat with 
our baggage. For our parts, we reposed so 
much confidence in our worthy Albanians, that 
we never bestowed a thought upon the chance 
of meeting robbers ; and they liked our society 
the better because we were not accompanied 
by a Turk. Close to the Scironian Gate we 
