Psathonisi
Psathonisi is a small uninhabited island near the castle of Palaiokastro in Ios, Greece. The island is about 50 meters from the main island. It has no beaches because it is very steep with maximum elevations of 53 meters and mainly made out of slate and rocks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: islet off Ios, Greece
- Also known as: “Nisida Psathonisi”, “Psatho Island”, “Psathonisi Iou”, “Psathonisi, Ios”, and “Vrachonisís Psathonísi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paleokastro of Ios.
Paleokastro of Ios
Castle
Photo: Enpatrais, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaiokastro is a castle built in the eastern part of the Aegean island of Ios, 17 km from Chora. Today, the ruins left are parts of the walls and ruins of its internal buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Psathi and Agia Theodoti.
Psathi
Village
Photo: Νίκος Κεχαγιάς, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psathi is a small settlement in Ios, Greece. It is located 8 km from Chora, the capital of Ios and 200 km from Athens.
Agia Theodoti
Village
Photo: Stefanos Kofopoulos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Agia Theodoti is a settlement on the island Ios in the regional unit of Thira, in the region of South Aegean, according to the Kallikratis reform. Prior to the Kallikratis and the Kapodistrias reforms, it belonged to the province of Thira in the prefecture of Cyclades, in the geographical group of Aegean Islands. Agia Theodoti is situated 3½ km west of Psathonisi.
Mylopotas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mylopotas is a small settlement located on the Greek island of Ios. Although the population of Mylopotas is just 151 people, during the summer season many tourists visit Mylopotas to enjoy the beach and stay in one of the resorts nearby. Mylopotas is situated 7 km southwest of Psathonisi.
Psathonisi
- Categories: islet and landform
- Location: Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Psathonisi” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vrachonisída Psathonísi”
- Finnish: “Psathonísi (Íos)”
- Finnish: “Psathonísi”
- French: “Psathonisi (Ios)”
- French: “Psathoníssi”
- Greek: “Nisída Psathonísi”
- Greek: “Nisís Psathonísi”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Ψαθονήσι”
- Greek: “Νησίς Ψαθονήσι”
- Greek: “Ψαθονήσι Ίου”
- Greek: “Ψαθονήσι”
- Swedish: “Vrachonisída Psathonísi”
- Turkish: “Psatonizi”
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