Kalaureia

Kalaureia or Calauria or Kalavria is an island close to the coast of in the Peloponnesus of mainland , part of the modern island-pair . Strabo describes the coastwise journey along the :…
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island off Poros, Greece
  • Also known as: “Calauria”, “Kalavria”, and “Nisos Poros”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Poseidon Temple and Archaeological Museum of Poros.

Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
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The is a located on Koryzis Square in , . The museum was built in the 1960s on a plot of land donated by the Koryzis family. is situated 3 km southwest of Kalaureia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poros and Galatas.

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is a green island situated in the Saronic Gulf, 59 km from the Piraeus harbour of . It has an area of 33 km², a shoreline of 42 km, and a population of about 3,650.

is a town located in the eastern part of the peninsula. It is the sister town of .

Kalaureia

Latitude
37.52007° or 37° 31′ 12″ north
Longitude
23.47538° or 23° 28′ 31″ east
Elevation
273 metres (896 feet)
Open location code
8G95GFCG+25
Geo­Names ID
254862
Wiki­data ID
Q1443132
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Kalaureia” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Kalavría”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Καλαυρια”
  • Catalan: “Calaurea”
  • Cebuano: “Nísos Póros”
  • Finnish: “Kalaureia (kaupunki)”
  • Finnish: “Kalaureia”
  • French: “Calaurie”
  • German: “Kalavria”
  • Greek: “Nísos Póros”
  • Greek: “Καλαυρεία”
  • Greek: “Καλαυρία”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Πόρος”
  • Italian: “Calauria”
  • Japanese: “カラヴリア島”
  • Japanese: “カラウレイア”
  • Spanish: “Calauria”
  • Swedish: “Kalaureia”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Agios Nektarios and Askeli.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sanctuary of Poseidon and Profítis Ilías.

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