At times, Derveni has been praised as the “Miami of the Peloponnese” — with all proportions kept, of course — due to the proximity of its houses to the crystal-clear waters of the Corinthian Gulf. Nevertheless, it has stayed away from mass tourism, remaining a destination for quiet, relaxing getaways. Derveni belongs to Corinthia but is very close to the border with Achaea. It is a large village of 840 residents (according to the 2011 census), easily accessible from both Patras (75 kilometers away) and Athens, as the 141-kilometer distance can be covered in about 1.5 hours by car. Derveni was founded around 1860-1865 by residents of nearby Zacholi (today Eurostina) who left their village to move towards the coast. There, they engaged in the production and trade of Corinthian currants, from which they became particularly wealthy during the second half of the 19th century. Although this glory faded after World War II, Derveni retained its character as a commercial center of the wider area: it is no coincidence that Asteras Derveniou is the only football team in Corinthia with its own privately owned stadium. Meanwhile, as its name is of Turkish origin (derven means “narrow pass”), there have been several attempts to replace it with something more Greek — for example, it was called Stenoporo in 1928 and then Aktaion in 1929 — but these efforts did not take root. Thus, it officially reverted to Derveni from 1933 onwards.