Molos Gulf
The Molos Gulf is a bay of the Ionian Sea on the east coast of the island Ithaca, western Greece. It penetrates deep into the island and cuts it nearly into two parts, that are only connected by the 620 m wide isthmus of Aetos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ithaca and Alalkomenés.
Ithaca
Photo: Alexandros Gabrielsen, CC BY 2.0.
Ithaca, also Ithaki or Ithaka, is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece.
Alalkomenés
Archaeological site
Alalcomenae or Alalkomenai, or Alcomenae or Alkomenai, was a town in Ithaca, or in the small island Asteris in the neighbourhood of Ithaca. Its site is located at the palaiokastro on modern Aëtos. Alalkomenés is situated 3 km south of Molos Gulf.
Ithaca archaeological museum
Museum
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ithaca archaeological museum is situated 3½ km southeast of Molos Gulf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aetos and Vathy.
Vathy
Town
Photo: Belteshassar, CC BY 4.0.
Vathy or Vathi is the largest settlement on the Greek Ionian island of Ithaca and the seat of the Ithaca regional unit. It is located in the southern part of the island, in a deep natural harbour. Vathy is situated 3 km southeast of Molos Gulf.
Perahori
Village
Photo: Jarmila Book, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Perahori is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Molos Gulf.
Molos Gulf
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Gulf of Molo”, “Kólpos Aetoú”, “Kólpos Mólos”, “Kolpos Molou”, and “Órmos Mólou”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Molos Gulf” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kólpos Mólou”
- French: “golfe de Molos”
- French: “Golfe de Mólos”
- German: “Molos-Golf”
- Greek: “Κόλπος Αετού”
- Greek: “Κόλπος Μώλου”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ מולו”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Molosbukten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Molosbukta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mólosbukta”
- Norwegian: “Molosbukten”
- Swedish: “Kólpos Mólou”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Agios Ioannis and Anogi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skartsoumbonisi Ithakis and Agios Andreas Lighthouse.
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