The Lighthouses of Greece (South)

Greece's continental boundaries are shaped like an inverted "U". This page covers those lights in the south of Greece, thus the two tip's of the inverted U.

You can almost always click on the light to go to it's specific (larger resolution) copy. Each lighthouse is linked to (in our editorial opinion) the best reference site for that light. I would like to include directions on how to get to these lights. If you know such data, could you eMail me and I'll post it here (with your choice of attribution.) mailme

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GR 132 Kafkalida (Rock Island)
latitude 37° 56' 24.7" N longitude 24° 7' 14.9" E

Kafkalida is a small island off Cape Killini at the northwestern corner of the Peloponnisos. Located at the highest point of the island. Accessible only by boat; transportation can be hired in Kyllini. (E 3996) ARLHS # GRE-074

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Kafkalida
GR 133 Drepano Drepano (Patra)
latitude 38° 20' 20.4" N longitude 21° 50' 57.2" E

Located on a point of land at the base of a sandy spit about 8 km northeast of the Rion-Antirion Bridge. (E 3948) ARLHS # GRE-061

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

GR 134 Patras Breakwater ARLHS # GRE-105
GR 135 Patras (replica)
latitude 38° 14' 42.3" N longitude 21° 43' 33.6" E

The original was located at the end of a pier at the foot of Agios Nikolaos street in Patras but was demolished in 1972, a tragic loss of a valuable and valued civic landmark. Located on the waterfront at the west end of the harbor of Patras.

Photo courtesy Adam Balch [Flickr]

Patras
GR 136 Likoporia Likoporia
latitude 38° 8' 9.4" N longitude 22° 29' 27.3" E

Located on a point of land on the south side of the Gulf of Corinth directly opposite the Psaromyta lighthouse and about 2 km west of the village of Likoporia. (E 3967) ARLHS # GRE-135

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

GR 137 Melagavi (Gulf of Corinth)
latitude 38° 1' 42.3" N longitude 22° 50' 58.8" E

Cape Ireon projects westward into the Gulf of Corinth and shelters the bay leading to the city of Kórinthos (Corinth). Located on the point of the cape about 15 km west of Loutraki. (E 3972) ARLHS # GRE-018

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Melagavi
GR 138 Susaki Susaki (Korinthos, Sousaki)
latitude 37° 54' 46" N longitude 23° 3' 27" E

This lighthouse guides westbound ships approaching the Corinth Canal, which connects the Saronic Gulf to the Gulf of Corinth. Located on the Saronic Gulf on a point of land about 4 km east of Isthmia, the eastern entrance to the canal. (E 4162) ARLHS # GRE-136

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

GR 139 Dana (Poros Island)
latitude 37° 31' 35.1" N longitude 23° 25' 36.6" E

The island of Poros lies at the southern end of the Saronic Gulf, just off the coast of the Peloponnisos. Located at the western tip of the island, marking the entrance to the narrow strait between Poros and the mainland. photo ARLHS # GRE-058

GR 140 Ákra Stavros

Located at the southern tip of the island of Poros, guiding vessels entering the narrow strait between the island and the mainland. (E 4141)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Ákra Stavros
GR 140Z Zurva (Hydra Island, Zourvas)
latitude 37° 21' 52.8" N longitude 23° 34' 36.8" E

This is a copy of the original lighthouse, which was destroyed by German troops during World War II. Located at the eastern tip of Hydra, about 10 km east of Idra (Hydra), the largest town of the island. Practically inaccessible. ARLHS # GRE-133

GR 141 Dokos (Dokos Island)
latitude 37° 19' 52.3" N longitude 23° 21' 23.3" E

Dokos is one of the Saronic Islands, just off the east coast of the Peloponnisos about 8 km southeast of Ermioni. Attached to the Hydra municipality, the island is uninhabited except for a small Orthodox monastery. Located at the eastern tip of the island. ARLHS # GRE-059

GR 142 Spetses (Spetses Island)
latitude 37° 15' 48.1" N longitude 23° 10' 1.9" E

Spetses is an island in the eastern entrance to the Argolikos Kolpos (Argolic Gulf). The island is about 7 km long by 3 km wide and has a population of about 3500. A popular tourist destination, Spetses is accessible by ferry from Piraeus or Kosta. Located on a promontory sheltering the east side of the harbor of Spetses. photo ARLHS # GRE-063

GR 143 Astros (Gulf of Argolikos)
latitude 37° 24' 52.9" N longitude 22° 46' 8.9" E

Located on a promontory on the east side of the harbor of Astros, a port on the west side of the Argolikos Kolpos (Argolic Gulf). (E 4104) ARLHS # GRE-045

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Astros
GR 143V Velopoula (Parapola)
latitude 36° 55' 39" N longitude 23° 27' 10.8" E

Velopoula is an isolated, uninhabited island about 27 km off the southeastern peninsula of the Peloponnisos; it is attached administratively to the municipality of Spetses. Located atop the island. photo ARLHS # GRE-032

GR 144 Monemvasia
latitude 36° 41' 22.4" N longitude 23° 3' 31.9" E

The lighthouse is part of a medieval fortress. Lighthouse, fortress, and the tiny village of Monemvasia are located on a high, rocky island about 32 km north of Cape Maleas. Accessible by road; the island is connected to the mainland town of Gefyra by a causeway. ARLHS # GRE-098

Photo courtesy Mark Hensley [Flickr]

Monemvasia
GR 145 Maleas Maleas (Cape Maleas)
latitude 36° 26' 6.8" N longitude 23° 11' 51.2" E

Cape Maleas is the southeastern tip of the Peleponnisos. Located at the easternmost point of the cape, about 1.5 km north of the southernmost point. Perched on a very steep slope, the lighthouse is difficult to access. (E 4078) ARLHS # GRE-093

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

GR 146 Akra Zovollo
latitude 36° 25' 42.2" N longitude 23° 7' 49.2" E

Located on a promontory about 7 km west of Cape Maleas, near the southeastern tip of the Peleponnisos. (E 4076) ARLHS # GRE-182

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Akra Zovollo
GR 147 Kapsali Kapsali (Kithira Island)
latitude 36° 8' 33.3" N longitude 23° 0.6" E

Located on a promontory protecting the harbor of Kapsali, a port at the southern end of Kythira. (E 4068) ARLHS # GRE-077

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

GR 147P Apolytares (Andikithira Island)
latitude 35° 49' 23.8" N longitude 23° 19' 29.6" E

This lighthouse is an important guide to vessels in the Antikythira Strait, which connects the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas northwest of Crete. Antikythira has a population of about 50. Boat transportation from Kythira can be arranged. Located at the southern tip of the island. ARLHS # GRE-040

Photo courtesy George Dimopoulus [panoramio]

Apolytares
GR 148 Mudari Mudari (Spathi, Kithira Island)
latitude 36° 22' 52.9" N longitude 22° 57' 0.4" E

Located on Cape Spathi, the northern tip of Kythira. Follow the road that approaches the cape and you may be able to walk to the light. (E 4066) ARLHS # GRE-120

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

GR 149 Kranai (Gythio)
latitude 36° 45' 15.9" N longitude 22° 34' 32" E

Gythio is a port on the west side of the Lakoniakos Kolpós (Gulf of Lakonia), and Kranai is a small island on the south side of Gythio harbor, connected to the mainland by a causeway. The name is derived from kranos (helmet) because according to ancient legend the warrior Paris left his helmet here after spending his first night with Helen of Troy on the island. This handsome lighthouse is built of marble quarried on the Tenaro peninsula within a few miles of the tower. Savas says that the light station was donated to the Hellenic Maritime Museum in 1989 and is now open to the public. Located at the eastern tip of the island of Kranai. (E 4052) ARLHS # GRE-073

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Kranai
GR 150 Tainaro Tainaro (Cape Tenaro, Cape Matapan)
latitude 36° 23' 10" N longitude 22° 28' 58.1" E

Ákra Tainaro (Cape Matapan) is the southernmost point of the Greek mainland. Located on the point of the cape, about 10 km south of Vathia. Accessible by road and a short hike. (E 4048) ARLHS # GRE-125

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

GR 151 Limeni (Gulf of Messina)
latitude 36° 40' 41.8" N longitude 22° 22' 7.1" E

Located at the south entrance to the harbor of Limeni, on the east side of the Messiniakos Kolpós (Gulf of Messinia), about 3 km northwest of Areopoli. ARLHS # GRE-091

Photo courtesy Stathis Stathakis [trekearth]

Limeni
GR 152 Kitries (Gulf Of Messina)
latitude 36° 54' 52.1" N longitude 22° 7' 32.4" E

The lighthouse guides vessels approaching the port of Kalamata. Located on Ákra Kitries, a prominent cape on the east side of the Messiniakos Kólpos (Gulf of Messenia), about 3 km southwest of the village of Kitries. The coastline is fairly rugged in this area, but the lighthouse is apparently accessible by hiking trail. photo ARLHS # GRE-082

GR 153 Sapienza (Sapienza Island)
latitude 36° 44' 28" N longitude 21° 41' 49.4" E

Sapienza is an island about 6 km in length located off Methoni at the southwestern corner of the Peloponnese. Most of the island is set aside as a nature reserve, but it is rarely visited. Located on a high promontory at the south end of the island. photo ARLHS # GRE-116

GR 154 Sfakthria (Pylos, Pílos)
latitude 36° 54' 19.5" N longitude 21° 40' 23.3" E

The historic lighthouse is abandoned and falling into ruin. Located on a small island at the west side of the entrance to the bay of Pylos. The active light is on a small skeletal structure. (E 4008) ARLHS # GRE-185

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Sfakthria
GR 155 Katakolo Katakolo
latitude 37° 37' 58.3" N longitude 21° 18' 36.8" E

Located at the end of Ákra Katakolon, a sharp promontory about 15 km west of Pirgos. (E 3998) ARLHS # GRE-080

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

GR 157 Plakakia (Aigina Island)
latitude 37° 45' 42.5" N longitude 23° 25' 4.1" E

Located at the western tip of Aegina, an island in the middle of the Saronic Gulf. The island is readily accessible by ferry from Piraeus and several other locations, and the lighthouse is accessible by road. (E 4144) ARLHS # GRE-108

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Plakakia
GR 158 Koghi (Salamina Isl.)
latitude 37° 52' 25.4" N longitude 23° 26' 56.4" E

Salamina (Salamis), the traditional home of the Hellenic Navy, is a large island in the northern end of the Saronic Gulf, just west of Piraeus. The island is easily accessible from the mainland by ferries. Located at the southern tip of the island, about 1.5 km southeast of Kolones. photo ARLHS # GRE-084

GR 159 Fylatouri (Ákra Fylatouri)
latitude 37° 58' 47.6" N longitude 23° 33' 7.8" E

Located on a cape about 3 km northwest of Perama, marking the northern entrance to the strait separating Salamina from the mainland. (E 4174)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Fylatouri
GR 160 Psitalia (Psitalia Island)
latitude 37° 56' 36.4" N longitude 23° 35' 41.9" E

The traditional landfall light for Piraeus. Psitalia is a small island in the harbor of Piraeus, between the waterfront and Salamina. The island is the site of large sewage and hazardous waste treatment plant and is probably not open to the public. Located at the eastern tip of the island. photo ARLHS # GRE-115

GR 161 Ákra Keos Molos (Drapetsonas)
latitude 37° 56' 55.8" N longitude 23° 35' 53.1" E

Located at the end of a mole extending from Ákra Keos, a cape in Piraeus directly opposite the Psitalia lighthouse. (E 4171.5)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Ákra Keos Molos
GR 162 Piraeus Molos Themistokleus Piraeus Molos Themistokleus
latitude 37° 56' 12" N longitude 23° 37' 16" E

Located at the end of the south breakwater mole at the entrance to the inner harbor of Piraeus. (E 4178)

Photo courtesy Rainer Arndt [ListOfLights]

GR 163 Piraeus Molos Vasileus Georgios
latitude 37° 56' 19.1" N longitude 23° 37' 19.6" E

Located at the end of the north breakwater mole at the entrance to the inner harbor of Piraeus. Accessible by walking the mole.

Photo courtesy Ava Babili [Flickr]

Piraeus Molos Vasileus Georgios
GR 164 Fonis (Cape Sunion)
latitude 37° 41' 3.6" N longitude 24° 4' 19.9" E

Ships rounding Ákra (Cape) Sounion, the eastern tip of the Attic peninsula, sail north through a channel between the mainland and the island of Makronisi ('Big Island'). Located on Ákra Fonias, on the west (mainland) side of the Makronisi channel at the narrowest point, about 4 km south of Lavrio and 8 km northeast of Ákra Sounion. ARLHS # GRE-067

GR 165 Vrisaki (Lavrio)
latitude 37° 44' 39.7" N longitude 24° 4' 51.3" E

Located on Ákra Vrisaki, marking the west side of the northern entrance to the Makronisi channel, about 5 km north of Lavrio. (E 4210) ARLHS # GRE-131

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Vrisaki
GR 178 Kórakas Kórakas (Lesvos Island, Ákra Skamnia, Sikaminias)

Don't confuse this with the similarly named light in the Aegean sea. GR103 ARLHS # GRE-086

Photo courtesy Stelios Moumtzis

GR 179 Samos Harbour (Samos Island)

Heading back to Vathý, detour east to the Straits of Mykále, about 1400m wide, one of the narrowest distances between a Greek island and Turkey, which here means hulking Mt Mykále. There’s a prominent Turkish islet in the middle, with a lighthouse on it. Greek Travel ARLHS # GRE-153

GR 180 Akra Plaka (Patmos) ARLHS # GRE-178
GR 181 Kutsumpa (Simi Island) ARLHS # GRE-139
GR 182 Ayios Nikolaos (Rhodes Island) ARLHS # GRE-187
GR 182 Ayios Stefanos (Megisti)
latitude 36° 6' 35" N longitude 29° 37' 56.7" E

This lighthouse stands atop a small island 6 km southeast of Megísti. Located only 3 km off the southwestern coast of Turkey, Megísti/Kastelorizo is a Greek outpost 110 km east of Rhodes. The lighthouse was built during the French occupation. Located near the southwestern end of the central ridge of the island of Strogilí Megísti (also called Ipsili or Strongili). photo ARLHS # GRE-053

GR 183 Ipsili (Strogili Megistis) ARLHS # GRE-123