Greece
Ionian Islands
Kefalonia

Asos

Asos is a village on the west coast of the island of , and is located 36km north of . It is part of the municipal unit Erisos.
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  • Type: Village with 82 residents
  • Description: village in Kefalonia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Assos” and “Ássos”
  • Postal code: 28085

Places of Interest

Highlights include Assos Castle and Myrtos Beach.

Castle
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The is a Venetian fortification on island in western . Together with St George's Castle, the castle of Assos is a fine example of military architecture of the island of Kefalonia—British general Charles James Napier described it as 'stronger than '—and one of its main tourist attractions.

Beach
Photo: Μοναχικός Λέων, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in the region of Pylaros, in the north-west of Kefalonia island, in the Ionian Sea of . lies between the feet of two mountains, and Kalon Oros. is situated 4 km south of Asos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kothreas and Vasilikiades.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Asos.

Village
is a village in the Erisos region in north Kefalonia, a western Greek island. The village of Fiscardo is to the north 8 km away and to the south Asos is 10 km with a few more km south. is situated 4½ km northeast of Asos.

Village
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is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Pylaros, in the northern part of the island, in . It is 5 km northwest of , 5 km south of Asos, and 18 km northeast of . is situated 5 km south of Asos.

Asos

Latitude
38.37734° or 38° 22′ 38″ north
Longitude
20.54004° or 20° 32′ 24″ east
Population
82
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR SOS
Open location code
8GC29GGR+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1583907523
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
264477
Wiki­data ID
Q744642
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Spanish—“Asos” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Asos”
  • Dutch: “Asos”
  • Finnish: “Ásos”
  • French: “Ásos”
  • German: “Asos”
  • German: “Assos”
  • Greek: “Άσος Κεφαλονιάς”
  • Greek: “Άσος”
  • Greek: “Άσσος Κεφαλονιάς”
  • Irish: “Asos”
  • Italian: “Assos”
  • Narom: “Asos”
  • Russian: “Асос”
  • Spanish: “Aso”
  • Spanish: “Asos”
  • Spanish: “Assos”
  • Spanish: “Naxo”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Asos”. Photo: Jimzoun, CC BY-SA 4.0.